RECREATE Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

recreate 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈre-krē-ˌāt

Definition of recreate

as in to restore

to bring back to a former condition or vigor supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened

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as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

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re-create

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variants or recreate

as in to reconstruct

to make (something) exist or appear to exist again The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.

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Artists tracked Gosling’s on-set performance and recreated it within digital environments, allowing Fraser to choose new camera positions without discarding the original acting. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 Flooding recreates the wetlands that once spread across much of California’s Sacramento Valley. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026 This mock neck sweater is so iconic that it has been recreated in collaborations with fashion houses including Eckhaus Latta, Tanner Fletcher, and Collina Strada. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026 After a slow start to the season following yet another quarterback shuffle, the productive passing attack the Vikings have been trying to recreate for nearly two years has begun to take shape. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recreate

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Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Officials said the speed caps were lifted on Saturday, and the service was restored.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of restore

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Reimer played just one previous game this fall, a 35-save shutout in the American Hockey League on Saturday night, before signing an NHL contract for the rest of the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The 2025 expansion team will have an opportunity to secure its first championship banner when Game 6 is played Thursday afternoon in Atlanta.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of play

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By stringing multiple kill dates of moss samples taken from different spots, scientists reconstructed a map of an advancing ice margin.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
The team reconstructed the evolutionary history of GxpS, the enzyme that produces GameXPeptides, to investigate how different peptide structures evolved.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruct

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Krusty’s attempt to revive his declining show during a Halloween special goes horribly wrong when the Devil arrives to collect on Bart’s deal to eliminate the competition.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
The sighting of the faceless ghost revived the history of the unsolved murder all over again.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of revive

Verb

Under the pioneering spirit of art director Luca Nichetto, a global roster of names are refreshing this ages-old company’s profile, among them Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Days ago, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists refreshed its recommendations on menopause treatment options.

— Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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