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reshape

[ree-sheyp] / riˈʃeɪp /
VERB
alter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust amend change develop modify revamp revise shift transform vary
STRONG
adapt convert cook diversify doctor metamorphose mutate recast reconstruct refashion 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
metamorphose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mutate transmute
STRONG
age alter change commute develop diverge mature remake remodel ripen transfigure translate transmogrify transubstantiate vary
WEAK
be reborn
Antonyms
STRONG
continue keep remain stay
WEAK
stagnate
VERB
modify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adapt adjust correct customize repair revise rework tweak vary
STRONG
become convert doctor mutate recast redo refashion 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
rework
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adapt alter edit modify redraw revamp revise rewrite
STRONG
emend
WEAK
redraft

Example Sentences

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Understanding the role of astrocytes could reshape how scientists approach disorders linked to persistent fear, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and phobias.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Some of the recent FDE proselytes, like OpenAI and Anthropic, have raised mind-boggling sums of money on the promise of a technology powerful enough to reshape the entire economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is preparing to reshape its steel and aluminum tariff regime, altering duties on finished products to help simplify compliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But several justices said that interpretation would fundamentally reshape how Americans and people living around the world understand the US birthright citizenship process.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The true Age of Sugar had begun—and it was doing more to reshape the world than any ruler, empire, or war had ever done.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.