MAKING OVER Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

making over

verb

present participle of make over

as in transforming

to change in form, appearance, or use the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center

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as in ceding

to give over the legal possession or ownership of made the deed over to his daughter

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expropriating

as in remodeling

to make different in some way just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general

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Recent Examples of making over And in an office building near the county courthouse, Mana is making over existing legal offices and has plans to open a membership club for attorneys next door. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Murphy’s Tai is a transfer student who Cher decides to mentor, making over her life. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 The new owners have begun making over the building, starting with the lobby. — Zak Spector, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The Army is trying to reverse that reputation by making over a select number of dining halls with tasty, nutritious meals. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026 Sacramento could get under the first apron and tax moving on from DeRozan, but would lack real flexibility without being able to move on from LaVine or Sabonis, the latter of whom is making over $94 million combined over the next two seasons. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Even those who have been considered rich for making over $100,000 are resorting to penny-pinching habits. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026 Among shoppers making over $150,000, adoption rose to just under 13%. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 June 2026 Those making over $1 million would pay a greater share to increase funding for public services and invest in housing, education and infrastructure. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026

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The idea shows up in mythology—from Zeus transforming into every kind of animal to commit adultery to Psyche being warned that her new husband, Eros, would be grotesque—as well as in folklore and countless retellings of Beauty and the Beast.

— Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Felucca is the foundation for many other community firmware projects, transforming the FM-1 into a true multi-engine synth.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of transforming

Verb

The Democrats were ceding ground on immigration and deeply divided on Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
For the rest of the show, Love sat in place, singing along but ceding his usual lead vocals and master of ceremonies roles to others.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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Nearby, Mana is remodeling an office building that will become the Nikola Tesla Innovation Hub, which will have office space for tech companies.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The star snagged the property for just $57,000 and found great joy in repeatedly remodeling it during her time there.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of remodeling

Verb

The route next year was unveiled on Thursday, with the Tour starting from Scotland capital Edinburgh on a rare Grand Depart on a Friday — July 2 — and then going to England and Wales before transferring to France until July 25.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferring

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Ebola is changing how African governments organize their response, Kaseya said, with Nigeria’s case prompting stronger solidarity across the continent.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
With companies seeking to cut the number of junior hires in the finance function, the traditional pyramid-shape of the function is changing.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of changing

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Not just assigning routine work but actually delegating critical tasks.

— Volen Vulkov, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The question of what constitutes an official announcement is resolved by the SEC declaring a company's S-1 effective, an IPO pricing or an exchange assigning a ticker to the stock.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of assigning

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