reshaping
Changing the contours
Reshaping is the process of giving something a new form or structure.
Physical objects can be reshaped by molding or cutting: She reshaped the clay into a bowl.
More often the word applies to abstract things—policies, organizations, identities: The pandemic reshaped how we think about work.
The emphasis is on transformation rather than minor adjustment.
Altering to correct
- modifyingChanging partially
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- customizingAltering to individual preference
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
recalibrating · tweaking · refining · realigning · configuring · reconfiguring · accommodating · fitting
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- conversionAct of changing states
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
evolution · mutation · reinvention · remaking · reconstitution · overhaul · regeneration · rebirth
Rearranging an existing framework
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- modernizingMaking something current
- revampingThoroughly updating something
reorganizing · reworking · reconfiguring · streamlining · reinventing · reengineering · updating · renewing
Decorative architectural edging
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- formingComing into existence
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
modeling · chiseling · whittling · smoothing · kneading · pressing · bending · stretching
Shaping with highlights, shadows
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- toningStrengthening muscles gradually
- slimmingBecoming thinner gradually
- definingSpecifying exact meaning
firming · liposuction · cosmetic · bodywork · silhouette · figure · waistline · jawline
Changing interpretive context
- recastingSelecting replacement performers
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- reconceptualizingReshaping foundational understanding
- rethinkingReconsidering a position
reconsidering · redefining · repositioning · rebranding · spinning · reinterpreting · perspective · discourse
adjusting
Altering to correct
- modifyingChanging partially
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- customizingAltering to individual preference
adapting · recalibrating · tweaking · refining · realigning · configuring · reconfiguring · accommodating · fitting · personalizing
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- conversionAct of changing states
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
transfiguration · evolution · mutation · reinvention · remaking · reconstitution · overhaul · regeneration · rebirth · renewal
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- modernizingMaking something current
revamping · reorganizing · reworking · reconfiguring · streamlining · reinventing · reengineering · updating · renewing · revitalizing
molding
Decorative architectural edging
contouring · modeling · chiseling · whittling · smoothing · kneading · pressing · bending · stretching · compressing
contouring
Shaping with highlights, shadows
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- toningStrengthening muscles gradually
- slimmingBecoming thinner gradually
defining · firming · liposuction · cosmetic · bodywork · silhouette · figure · waistline · jawline · cheekbones
reframing
Changing interpretive context
- recastingSelecting replacement performers
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- reconceptualizingReshaping foundational understanding
rethinking · reconsidering · redefining · repositioning · rebranding · spinning · reinterpreting · perspective · discourse · perception
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- modificationsmod, alteration, adjustment, modification, revision
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
- data processingnormalization, data entry, standardization, encoding, scaling
reshapingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
maintaining · conserving · retaining · crystallizing · petrifying
reshapingstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
stasis · immobility · permanence · fixity · rigidity
reshapingaccepting
Willing to receive
leaving alone · non-intervention · letting be · acquiescence · agreement
- nose reshapingSurgical alteration of nasal structure
shape, shaped, shaping, reshape, shapes, shapely, shapeless, misshapen, unshapely