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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Boys these days are under the impression that they need an extreme makeover to get the girl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The makeover will coincide with a number of Disney initiatives designed to honor America’s 250th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Recently, I gave the loft a Midcentury, Zen makeover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Sizwe, the other middleman from my CD business, found out I had a date, and he made it his mission to give me a makeover.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah