rewrite
Redo the text
To rewrite is to write something again, typically to improve or correct it: The editor asked her to rewrite the ending.
A rewrite is the revised version itself.
The word implies more than minor edits—substantial reworking of content, structure, or style.
In journalism and screenwriting, rewrites are routine: scripts pass through multiple hands, each doing a rewrite.
Preliminary version of text
- redraftCompose again differently
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proofreadCheck writing for mistakes
- copyeditRefine text professionally
revise · corrections · revisions · markup · grammar · punctuation · syntax · structure
Express in another language
- localizeFix to specific spot
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- customizeAlter to fit preferences
- reworkModify something already made
reinterpret · reformat · convert · restyle · recast · reconceptualize · transpose · repurpose
Arrange again differently
- reconfigureAlter system arrangement
- reshapeGive different form
- reorderArrange again or replenish
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
overhaul · reconstruct · recompose · reformulate · outline · framework · architecture · sequence
Envision in altered form
- reinventRadically change something existing
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reconceiveRethink from the ground up
- metamorphoseChange form entirely
transmute · revolutionize · radical · wholesale · from scratch · ground up · blank slate · fresh take
Smooth by rubbing
- improveRaise in quality
- elevateTo raise upward
- enrichImprove by adding value
- strengthenMake more robust
embellish · hone · perfect · sharpen · tighten · heighten · intensify · invigorate
Make less complex
- elucidateTo make understood
- explicateClarify through detailed analysis
- illuminateSupply with radiance
- disambiguateResolve unclear meaning
demystify · unpack · untangle · streamline · plain language · readability · accessibility · jargon-free
draft
Preliminary version of text
- redraftCompose again differently
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proofreadCheck writing for mistakes
copyedit · revise · corrections · revisions · markup · grammar · punctuation · syntax · structure · coherence
translate
Express in another language
rework · reinterpret · reformat · convert · restyle · recast · reconceptualize · transpose · repurpose · reimagine
reorganize
Arrange again differently
- reconfigureAlter system arrangement
- reshapeGive different form
- reorderArrange again or replenish
rearrange · overhaul · reconstruct · recompose · reformulate · outline · framework · architecture · sequence · logic
reimagine
Envision in altered form
- reinventRadically change something existing
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reconceiveRethink from the ground up
metamorphose · transmute · revolutionize · radical · wholesale · from scratch · ground up · blank slate · fresh take · new direction
polish
Smooth by rubbing
strengthen · embellish · hone · perfect · sharpen · tighten · heighten · intensify · invigorate · vivify
simplify
Make less complex
- elucidateTo make understood
- explicateClarify through detailed analysis
- illuminateSupply with radiance
disambiguate · demystify · unpack · untangle · streamline · plain language · readability · accessibility · jargon-free · concision
- do-over verbsrevise, retype, repaint, redraw, remake
- Writing Processoutline, brainstorm, notes, research, rough draft
- re- wordsredo, repeat, replay, restart, retry
- Paraphrasingrewording, restate, rephrase, reformulate, recast
- TV writingshowrunner, story editor, episode arc, season arc, story arc
- writingdrafting, authors, author, books, authoring
rewritewrite
Form text on surface
original composition · compose · draft · create · author
- rewrite historyAlter accounts of events
rewriting, rewritten, rewrites, rewriter, rewriters, rewritable, rewriteable