reimagining
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Reimagining is the act of rethinking or reconceiving something in a fundamentally new way.
The word appears frequently in discussions of creative adaptations: a reimagining of a classic film, a reimagining of the healthcare system.
Unlike a remake or revision, reimagining suggests a more radical departure from the original—keeping the essence while transforming the form: The director's reimagining of Hamlet sets the play in a corporate boardroom.
Profound biological restructuring
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revampRestructure extensively
- renewalMaking current again
restructuring · evolution · shift · transition · remodeling · reformation · rebirth · makeover
Understand in another way
- reconceptualizeMentally restructure an idea
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
- reframeChange how something's viewed
- recontextualizeAssign new interpretive frame
recast · revision · adaptation · perspective · update · revise · reformulate · reconfigure
Generating many ideas freely
- ideationForming mental concepts
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
ingenuity · originality · artistry · out-of-the-box · blue-sky · fantasy · muse · divergent
Ability to anticipate futures
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
dreamer · idealist · utopian · vanguard · forward-thinking · possibility · aspiration · bold
Forceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- advancementForward movement or promotion
progress · futurism · prototype · iteration · startups · entrepreneurship · incubation · digitization
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revampRestructure extensively
renewal · restructuring · evolution · shift · transition · remodeling · reformation · rebirth · makeover · reworking
reinterpret
Understand in another way
- reconceptualizeMentally restructure an idea
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
- reframeChange how something's viewed
recontextualize · recast · revision · adaptation · perspective · update · revise · reformulate · reconfigure · reassess
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- ideationForming mental concepts
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
inspiration · ingenuity · originality · artistry · out-of-the-box · blue-sky · fantasy · muse · divergent · envisioning
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
trailblazer · dreamer · idealist · utopian · vanguard · forward-thinking · possibility · aspiration · bold · ambitious
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
advancement · progress · futurism · prototype · iteration · startups · entrepreneurship · incubation · digitization · modernization
- creativitycreativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration, intuition
- adaptionsremake, reboot, retelling, reworking, version
- film remakesremake, reboot, adaptation, retelling, revival
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- stage productionsplay, musical, dress rehearsal, stage play, stage show
- Remakereboot, remaster, redux, redo, reworking
reimaginingcopying
Reproducing something exactly
reproducing · replicating · duplicating · preserving · literal translation
reimaginingaccepting
Willing to receive
reality · actuality · acknowledging · truth · facing facts
reimaginingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
conserving · maintaining · traditionalism · orthodoxy · perpetuating