rebuild
Make whole again
To rebuild is to construct again what was destroyed or damaged: They rebuilt the house after the fire.
The word extends beyond physical structures to relationships, institutions, and abstract things: rebuild trust, rebuild a career, rebuild the economy.
Rebuilding implies restoring something to a former state, though the result may differ from the original.
Repair or solution
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- renovateRestore to good condition
- refurbishRestore worn items
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
patch · mend · replace · recondition · overhaul · maintenance · salvage · damaged
Create anew with changes
- reimagineEnvision in altered form
- transformChange completely in form
- modernizeMake contemporary
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
overhaul · revamp · rebrand · pivot · restructure · relaunch · reinvent · reconceptualize
Restoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- comebackRecovery after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
recuperation · therapy · regeneration · overcoming · rebound · strength · trauma · setback
Detailed technical drawing
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
assembly · fabrication · carpentry · masonry · welding · installation · infrastructure · materials
Rebuilding an existing area
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
- planningArranging for future events
housing · neighborhood · downtown · infrastructure · post-war · earthquake · hurricane · fire
Confidence in another
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- reconnectEstablish contact again
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
bridge · bond · rapport · intimacy · friendship · marriage · partnership · connection
fix
Repair or solution
retrofit · patch · mend · replace · recondition · overhaul · maintenance · salvage · damaged · broken
redesign
Create anew with changes
rethink · overhaul · revamp · rebrand · pivot · restructure · relaunch · reinvent · reconceptualize · fresh start
healing
Restoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- comebackRecovery after decline
restoration · recuperation · therapy · regeneration · overcoming · rebound · strength · trauma · setback · disaster
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- foundationUnderlying support structure
structure · assembly · fabrication · carpentry · masonry · welding · installation · infrastructure · materials · demolition
redevelopment
Rebuilding an existing area
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
planning · housing · neighborhood · downtown · infrastructure · post-war · earthquake · hurricane · fire · flood
trust
Confidence in another
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- reconnectEstablish contact again
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
forgiveness · bridge · bond · rapport · intimacy · friendship · marriage · partnership · connection · dialogue
- do-over verbsrewrite, revise, retype, repaint, redraw
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- renovationsrenovation, remodel, refurbishment, addition, extension
- repair workrepair, patch, restore, renovate, refurbish
- repairsrepair, fixing, mending, patching, repairing
rebuildabandon
Leave behind permanently
neglect · forsake · desert · give up on · walk away from
- rebuilding trustRepairing damaged confidence
- engine rebuildFull motor restoration
- post-war rebuildingRestoring society after conflict
- rebuilding effortsWork to restore damaged areas
- rebuilt titleRepaired wreck certification
- community rebuildingCollective effort to restore locality