Synonyms of recreate

recreate 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈre-krē-ˌāt 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restore
• revive
• refresh
• renovate
• renew
• regenerate
• redevelop
• replenish
• revitalize
• repair
• freshen
• rejuvenate
• resuscitate
• revivify
• recharge
• refurbish
• reconstitute
• reclaim
• redesign
• refreshen
• remodel
• rehabilitate
• reengineer
• remake
• overhaul
• redo
• recondition
• refill
• modernize
• update
• rehab
• resupply
• make over

2

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement

an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• entertain
• relax
• toy
• frolic
• sport
• amuse
• disport
• please
• joke
• rest
• cavort
• hang
• rollick
• dabble
• delight
• romp
• divert
• skylark
• gambol
• tease
• trifle
• frisk
• dally
• hang about
• idle
• fiddle (around)
• loaf
• bum (around)
• screw around
• putter (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• dawdle
• slack (off)
• jest
• mess around
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• strive
• struggle
• slave
• labor
• plug (away)
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• plod
• drudge

re-create

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verb (2)

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.

Related Words

• reconstruct
• revisit
• repeat
• review
• reinvent
• gather
• reimagine
• solve
• re-enact
• reconceptualize
• redefine
• judge
• work
• reexamine
• rethink
• reconsider
• reanalyze
• reevaluate
• reassess
• resolve
• reduplicate
• reenvision
• reconceive
• reappraise
• decide
• reinvestigate
• rehear
• conclude
• reweigh
• answer
• infer
• figure out
• deduce
• unravel
• work out
• restudy
• readdress
• reexplore
• piece together
• guess
• revise
• speculate
• assume
• presume
• rectify
• straighten (out)
• divine
• reason
• puzzle (out)
• crack
• decipher
• amend
• iron out
• correct
• clear (up)
• break
• unscramble
• remedy
• dope (out)
• decode
• untangle
• untie
• riddle (out)
• reform
• unriddle
• conjecture
• emend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recreate

Verb

Simultaneously, Swift was painstakingly recreating four of her earlier albums to own them outright. —New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

In 2025, researchers at KRISS ran an improved version of the same experiment using Kim’s diamond system and managed to re-create the strange structure. —Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026

Inspired by their own busy lives as producers, parents and performers, the show re-creates three days in their hectic lives. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

The influencer and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 32, recently recreated the cover of her mom Denise Austin's 1990 workout video, Pregnancy Plus Workout. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026