rewired
Changed the circuitry
Rewired is the past tense of rewire—to replace or repair electrical wiring: We rewired the whole house after buying it.
Figuratively, rewired describes fundamental changes to how something functions, especially the brain or habits: Therapy rewired how I respond to stress.
Social media has rewired our attention spans.
Wiring installation specialist
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- spliceJoin end to end
- solderFusible bonding alloy
- fuseProtective melting wire
junction · connection · insulation · short-circuit · faulty · malfunction · outage · diagnostics
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- brainSeat of cognition
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
cognition · learning · habits · pathways · circuits · mindset · therapy · recovery
Complete self-transformation
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- reconfigurationChanging arrangement of parts
- reimaginedConceived again differently
redesigned · rebuilt · transformed · reformed · renewed · rethought · pivoted · revamped
electrician
Wiring installation specialist
fuse · junction · connection · insulation · short-circuit · faulty · malfunction · outage · diagnostics · technician
neuroplasticity
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- brainSeat of cognition
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
neurons · cognition · learning · habits · pathways · circuits · mindset · therapy · recovery · rehabilitation
reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- reconfigurationChanging arrangement of parts
reimagined · redesigned · rebuilt · transformed · reformed · renewed · rethought · pivoted · revamped · modernized
- repairedpatched, mended, fixed, restored, rebuilt
- machine idiomswell-oiled machine, gears turning, firing on all cylinders, grinding gears, full steam ahead
- scientific metaphorsblack hole, big bang, DNA, evolution, chain reaction
rewiredunmodified
Without any changes
unchanged · untouched · disconnected · unwired · degraded
rewiredset in one's ways
Fixed in habits
unchanged · fixed · entrenched · rigid · inflexible
rewiredpatched
Repaired with covering material
jury-rigged · band-aided · unrepaired · neglected · left alone