Extreme Makeover

Drastic appearance overhaul

Extreme Makeover was an American reality television series that gave participants dramatic transformations through plastic surgery, dental work, and styling.

The format spawned spinoffs including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which renovated houses for families in need.

The phrase now describes any drastic overhaul: The downtown area got an extreme makeover with new shops and landscaping.

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Opposites
degree of transformation

Extreme Makeoverfine-tuning

Small precise optimization adjustments

preservation vs. transformation

Extreme Makeoverpreservation

Maintaining something's condition

conservation · restoration · status quo · original condition · maintenance

neglect vs. intervention

Extreme Makeoverneglect

Failure to provide care

deterioration · decay · abandonment · letting go · deferred maintenance

Family

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Mostly American · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG