reinvents

Makes fresh again

Reinvents is the third-person singular of reinvent, meaning to make something over in a radically new form.

A company reinvents itself by changing its core business or identity.

A musician reinvents a classic song by transforming its arrangement or style.

The word often implies dramatic reimagining rather than minor adjustment: Every few years, she reinvents her image.

innovate

reimagines

Thinks of differently

transforms · overhauls · rethinks · redesigns · reconceives · reengineers · modernizes · updates · refreshes · revamps

self

rebrand

Change commercial identity

transformation · second act · fresh start · new chapter · career change · persona · reboot · renewal · evolves · adapts

revitalize

rejuvenates

Makes feel newer again

rekindles · reawakens · resurrects · regenerates · renews · refreshes · reboots · relaunches · rebounds · recovers

Opposites
transformation vs. preservation

reinventspreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

maintains · conserves · keeps · retains · perpetuates

innovation vs. imitation

reinventscopies

Makes identical versions

imitates · replicates · duplicates · reproduces · mimics

renewal vs. deterioration

reinventsneglects

Fails to care for

abandons · runs into the ground · destroys · dismantles · discards

Phrases
Family

reinvent, reinvention, reinvented, reinventing, reinvent the wheel, reinventions, reinventable

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G