overhauled

Thoroughly fixed up

Overhauled means thoroughly examined and repaired or renovated.

Mechanics overhaul engines, taking them apart to fix or replace worn components.

The word extends to any comprehensive revision: The company overhauled its hiring practices.

To be overhauled can also mean to be overtaken, as one ship overhauling another.

mechanical

rebuilt

Constructed anew

reengineered · retrofitted · reworked · fixed · maintained · inspected · disassembled · reassembled · engine · transmission

systemic

restructured

Rearranged fundamentally

streamlined · redesigned · transformed · modernized · reengineered · updated · improved · revised · rethought · reinvented

aesthetic

renovated

Updated and repaired

refreshed · updated · redecorated · redesigned · rejuvenated · facelift · makeover · interior · exterior · facade

Categories
Opposites
extent of repair/renovation

overhauledpatched

Repaired with covering material

patched up · band-aided · jury-rigged · touched up · cobbled together

condition/state

overhauledneglected

Not given proper attention

abandoned · run-down · dilapidated · broken down · unmaintained

change vs. preservation

overhauledpreserved

Kept from deterioration

left alone · retained · conserved · maintained · unchanged

Phrases
Family

overhaul, overhauling, overhauls

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G