Definitions

refashion

VERB

alter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjust amend change develop modify reshape revamp revise shift transform vary

STRONG

adapt convert cook diversify doctor metamorphose mutate recast reconstruct reform remodel renovate transmute turn

WEAK

correct mid-course dial back fine tune make different phony up recalibrate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leave alone remain stagnate stay

WEAK

continue fix keep let stand maintain preserve retain sustain

VERB

modify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt adjust correct customize repair reshape revise rework tweak vary

STRONG

become convert doctor mutate recast redo reform remodel reorganize transfigure transform transmogrify transmute turn

WEAK

shift gears switch over turn one around turn over new leaf turn the corner turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder remain spoil stay unfit

STRONG

hurt

WEAK

grow increase leave alone stagnate

VERB

reconstruct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fix fix up modernize overhaul reassemble rebuild recreate reestablish regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate remake remodel renovate repair reproduce restore revamp rework

STRONG

copy deduce doctor patch recast recondition reconstitute reform remold reorient replace reshuffle retool

WEAK

do up make over piece together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break corrupt damage destroy hurt kill ruin

WEAK

raze

VERB

reform

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amend improve rebuild rehabilitate remake renovate reorganize repair resolve restore revise revolutionize standardize transform

STRONG

ameliorate better convert correct cure emend mend rearrange reclaim reconstitute reconstruct redeem regenerate remedy remodel renew rework uplift

WEAK

bring up to code change one's ways clean up clean up one's act go straight make amends make over shape up swear off turn over a new leaf

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt injure ruin waver worsen

STRONG

abandon forfeit kill

WEAK

impair

VERB

repeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo recite rehash reiterate renew replay restate

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate reconstruct recrudesce recur redo reform rehearse reissue relate remake reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

restate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo rehash reiterate renew

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate recite reconstruct recrudesce recur redo reform rehearse reissue relate remake replay reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

revolutionize

Synonyms

STRONG

change recast reform remodel

VERB

turn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

become change come convert form get go put run transform translate

STRONG

alter divert fashion metamorphose modify mold mutate remake remodel render shape transfigure transmute transpose vary wax

WEAK

change into grow into pass into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break depart hold keep leave persist remain stagnate stay stop surrender

STRONG

leave alone maintain

WEAK

make well

Example Sentences

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Cast into the world in disguise, she struggles to refashion herself aboard that ship as she strives to become true to the calling of exile and sailor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

The appointment of Hicks will be seen as a move by Pope Leo to refashion the leadership of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Patel has a stated aim to dramatically refashion how the FBI works, including with a clear-out of some of its top staff.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

It’s easy to refashion any artist’s life as a narrative of inevitability, but Sokol paints with no guarantee that she’ll ever break into the mainstream art world.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

To the very end, Malcolm sought to refashion the broken strands between the American Negroes and African culture.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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