reinvention
Starting fresh again
Reinvention is the act of remaking something—or oneself—in a substantially new form.
A company might undergo reinvention after near bankruptcy.
American culture celebrates personal reinvention: the executive who becomes a yoga instructor, the addict who becomes a counselor.
Madonna built her career on constant reinvention.
The word implies transformation thorough enough that the result feels like something new rather than merely improved.
Enhancing oneself deliberately
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
- rebrandChange commercial identity
- pivotPoint of rotation
- second actDrama's middle segment
fresh start · transformation · comeback · self-discovery · identity · career change · lifestyle change · personal growth
Period of renewed vitality
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
rebirth · resurrection · renewal · revitalization · reemergence · rekindling · regeneration · restoration
Create anew with changes
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- remodelReconstruct or redesign
- revampRestructure extensively
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
refurbish · upgrade · rework · reconstruct · rebuild · reengineer · reconfigure · renovate
Sudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- originalityNovel creative quality
pioneering · ideation · novelty · reimagining · rethinking · reengineering · modernization · advancement
Species changing over generations
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
modification · reconfiguration · pivoting · repositioning · realignment · shapeshifting · customization · tailoring
self-improvement
Enhancing oneself deliberately
second act · fresh start · transformation · comeback · self-discovery · identity · career change · lifestyle change · personal growth · new chapter
renaissance
Period of renewed vitality
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
rejuvenation · rebirth · resurrection · renewal · revitalization · reemergence · rekindling · regeneration · restoration · second wind
redesign
Create anew with changes
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- remodelReconstruct or redesign
- revampRestructure extensively
retrofit · refurbish · upgrade · rework · reconstruct · rebuild · reengineer · reconfigure · renovate · repurpose
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
originality · pioneering · ideation · novelty · reimagining · rethinking · reengineering · modernization · advancement · revolution
evolution
Species changing over generations
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
adjustment · modification · reconfiguration · pivoting · repositioning · realignment · shapeshifting · customization · tailoring · recalibration
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- life changesmarriage, death, divorce, birth, graduation
- makeovermakeover, glow up, glow-up, new look, transformation
- makeoversmakeover, glow-up, revamp, refresh, renovate
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- self-improvementpersonal growth, self-help books, focus, self-improvement, personal development
reinventionstasis
State of inactivity
sameness · tweaking · fine-tuning · modification · refinement
reinventionpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
continuity · conservation · maintenance · perpetuation · retention
reinventiontradition
Custom passed through generations
conventionality · orthodoxy · conformity · adherence · conservatism
- reinventing the wheelRecreating what already exists
- reinventing wheelRedoing established work