makeover

[meyk-oh-ver] / ˈmeɪkˌoʊ vər /

NOUN

refashioning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

refashioning remodeling renovation reshaping restoration

STRONG

revamping transformation

WEAK

reassembling rebuilding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

maintaining preserving sustaining

Example Sentences

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This brought new uncertainty to the business that is paying for Meta’s expensive AI makeover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

If the sport was going to survive in the desert it needed stars, it needed personalities and it needed a cultural makeover — especially in Los Angeles, where the box-office draw was everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Estée Lauder launched a makeover plan a year ago that is showing promise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

His successor, former President Joe Biden, cancelled a broad makeover Trump had initially planned.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

I definitely fit the description of the ugly duckling in makeover movies, except that those girls were actually gorgeous actresses disguised by poorly framed glasses.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi