revamp
verb
re·vamp (ˌ)rē-ˈvamp 
revamped; revamping; revamps
transitive verb
1
: remake, revise
2
: renovate, reconstruct
revamp
ˈrē-ˌvamp
noun ri-ˈvamp
Synonyms
- alter
- change
- make over
- modify
- recast
- redo
- refashion
- remake
- remodel
- revise
- rework
- vary
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Example Sentences
The company has revamped the design of its best-selling car. the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers
Recent Examples on the Web The village may remove or replace the play structure hit by the driver as part of a greater plan to revamp the park, said Halie Dobbeck, parks and recreation director. 
Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Salvation Army thrift stores fund rehab services, but with fewer donations Developers have a plan to revamp infamous Mesa eyesore. Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 On Tuesday, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate’s health committee released a bipartisan plan to revamp the CDC and improve the U.S. response to future pandemics. Felicia Schwartz, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 The move comes less than a week after the Biden administration released a sweeping national plan to revamp the coronavirus vaccine effort. Nicholas Florko, STAT, 26 Jan. 2021 Last year, Williams published a plan to revamp the city’s approach, including a proposal that would include not only mental health professionals but peer counselors as the primary responders. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 4 Dec. 2020 Harris said the council will discuss ways to revamp the US regulatory framework to accommodate the advancements of the space industry’s private sector. Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The bipartisan group of senators has worked for months to find agreement on a way to revamp the process, eventually settling on the series of proposals introduced last month. Mary Clare Jalonick, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022 Summer is the perfect time to experiment with haircuts—and what better way to revamp your look than with some fresh chin bangs? Mia Uzzell, Glamour, 16 July 2022 See More
Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Salvation Army thrift stores fund rehab services, but with fewer donations Developers have a plan to revamp infamous Mesa eyesore. Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 On Tuesday, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate’s health committee released a bipartisan plan to revamp the CDC and improve the U.S. response to future pandemics. Felicia Schwartz, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 The move comes less than a week after the Biden administration released a sweeping national plan to revamp the coronavirus vaccine effort. Nicholas Florko, STAT, 26 Jan. 2021 Last year, Williams published a plan to revamp the city’s approach, including a proposal that would include not only mental health professionals but peer counselors as the primary responders. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 4 Dec. 2020 Harris said the council will discuss ways to revamp the US regulatory framework to accommodate the advancements of the space industry’s private sector. Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The bipartisan group of senators has worked for months to find agreement on a way to revamp the process, eventually settling on the series of proposals introduced last month. Mary Clare Jalonick, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022 Summer is the perfect time to experiment with haircuts—and what better way to revamp your look than with some fresh chin bangs? Mia Uzzell, Glamour, 16 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1
revamping 1 of 2
noun
as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different despite the extensive revamping, much of the factory's equipment is still obsolete Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- alteration
- change
- modification
- difference
- redesign
- reworking
- revision
- remodeling
- revise
- redoing
- remaking
- shift
- amendment
- variation
- refashioning
- reform
- adjustment
- transformation
- review
- replacement
- conversion
- metamorphosis
- mutation
- fluctuation
- correction
- deformation
- rectification
- distortion
- substitution
- tweak
- displacement
- oscillation
- modulation
- redo
- transfiguration
- regulation
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stabilization
- fixation
revamping
2 of 2verb
1
as in remodeling
to make different in some way the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers Synonyms & Similar Words
- remodeling
- modifying
- changing
- altering
- reworking
- transforming
- remaking
- recasting
- redoing
- revising
- refashioning
- retooling
- revolutionizing
- varying
- metamorphosing
- deforming
- mutating
- transmuting
- exchanging
- transfiguring
- making over
- converting
- rejiggering
- commuting
- regenerating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fixing
- setting
- stabilizing
- freezing
2
as in editing
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating revamped the short story so that it would fit better with the magazine's other offerings Synonyms & Similar Words
- editing
- reworking
- revising
- redrafting
- reading
- publishing
- printing
- compiling
- amending
- polishing
- perfecting
- rectifying
- reediting
- copyediting
- subbing
- correcting
- subediting
- issuing
- annotating
- anthologizing
- touching up
- emending
- redacting
- recopying
- abridging
- engrossing
- collecting
- fact-checking
- blue-penciling
- getting out
- red-penciling
3
as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again it will be cheaper to replace the old machinery than it would be to revamp it Synonyms & Similar Words
- repairing
- rebuilding
- overhauling
- fixing
- reconstructing
- renovating
- restoring
- patching
- reconditioning
- adjusting
- modifying
- doctoring
- refurbishing
- improving
- renewing
- maintaining
- preparing
- mending
- refreshing
- helping
- reviving
- aiding
- servicing
- regenerating
- revitalizing
- healing
- conditioning
- reforming
- furbishing
- curing
- freshening
- readying
- fixing up
- rectifying
- enhancing
- redressing
- rejuvenating
- correcting
- righting
- refreshening
- enriching
- ameliorating
- bettering
- meliorating
- caring (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wrecking
- ruining
- breaking
- damaging
- hurting
- impairing
- harming
- defacing
- spoiling
- injuring
- marring
- disfiguring
- vandalizing
- flawing
- disabling
- mutilating
- crippling
- blemishing
- mangling
- maiming
- monochromator
- monochromators
- monochromats
- monochrome
- monochromes
- monochromic
- monochromist
- monochromists
- monochromous
- monochromy
- monochronous
- monociliated
- monocle
- monocled
- monocleid
- monocleide
- monocles
- monoclinal
- monoclinally
- monocline
- monoclines
- monoclinic
- monoclinic system
- monoclinism
- monoclinometric