Synonyms of recreating

recreating 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of recreate

1

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restoring
• reviving
• refreshing
• renovating
• renewing
• repairing
• redeveloping
• regenerating
• replenishing
• revitalizing
• resuscitating
• rejuvenating
• redesigning
• freshening
• recharging
• revivifying
• refurbishing
• remodeling
• overhauling
• reconstituting
• remaking
• reclaiming
• rehabilitating
• refreshening
• redoing
• updating
• refilling
• reengineering
• reconditioning
• modernizing
• rehabbing
• resupplying
• making over

2

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement

an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• toying
• entertaining
• frolicking
• sporting
• rollicking
• relaxing
• amusing
• joking
• disporting
• delighting
• cavorting
• resting
• romping
• dabbling
• dallying
• skylarking
• pleasing
• hanging
• diverting
• teasing
• frisking
• gamboling
• trifling
• gambolling
• idling
• fiddling (around)
• loafing
• puttering (around)
• screwing around
• lounging (around or about)
• dawdling
• messing around
• jesting
• hanging about
• slacking (off)
• bumming (around)
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working
• struggling
• striving
• laboring
• toiling
• sweating
• straining
• plugging (away)
• plodding
• slaving
• drudging

re-creating

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or recreating

present participle of re-create

as in reconstructing

to make (something) exist or appear to exist again

The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions.

The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reconstructing
• repeating
• revisiting
• reviewing
• reinventing
• gathering
• reimagining
• solving
• re-enacting
• judging
• reconceptualizing
• redefining
• working
• reduplicating
• reexamining
• rethinking
• reconceiving
• reanalyzing
• reevaluating
• reconsidering
• reassessing
• re-envisioning
• reenvisioning
• resolving
• reappraising
• rehearing
• answering
• re-examining
• deciding
• restudying
• re-exploring
• concluding
• reweighing
• readdressing
• re-evaluating
• unraveling
• inferring
• deducing
• reinvestigating
• reexploring
• cracking
• revising
• guessing
• figuring out
• piecing together
• speculating
• reasoning
• working out
• assuming
• deciphering
• riddling (out)
• correcting
• untangling
• amending
• rectifying
• remedying
• decoding
• reforming
• presuming
• breaking
• doping (out)
• straightening (out)
• divining
• untying
• clearing (up)
• puzzling (out)
• conjecturing
• ironing out
• unriddling
• emending
• unscrambling
• untieing

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of recreating

Verb

His network has inspired countless creators and home cooks to dig deeper into their own culinary passions, whether that’s recreating a dish from their childhood or learning how to make a new international favorite. —Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024

The film follows Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon, with the singing voice of Danny Elfman), the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who becomes obsessed with Christmas Town and recreating it in his home world. —Charna Flam, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024

As waters with many uses – drinking to growing food to manufacturing goods to recreating and fishing – the Great Lakes are one of the few places that garner bipartisan support. —Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024