RECONSTRUCTED Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

reconstructed 1 of 2

adjective

as in repaired

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verb

past tense of reconstruct

as in rebuilt

to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed After the fire they had to completely reconstruct the building from the ground up.

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to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened

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Recent Examples of reconstructed

Adjective

The remainder of the site, or around two-thirds of the property, will be demolished and replaced with the music venue and the reconstructed facades. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Bosa seems committed to forging ahead in another ACL comeback, having rebounded well in 2021 with a reconstructed left knee and captured NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 The reconstructed image preserved many of the storm’s key features. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 The museum provides context for the archaeological landscape and includes a reconstructed Viking hall, but the enormous grassy burial mounds outside are the main draw. — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 In 2024 researchers in Greece conducted a study on the performance of reconstructed sets of Mycenaean armor. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026 Its reconstructed Cryo-Chamber thermal housing channels continuous cooling directly to core hardware. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 Instead, the reconstructed launch pad will be capable of supporting horizontal rocket stage integration operations as Blue Origin prepares to introduce an even bigger and more powerful version of the New Glenn rocket. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026 About the flag This American flag, larger than the reconstructed pioneer cabin in which it was found, measuring approximately 19 by 36 feet, spans more than 680 square feet – roughly the size of a standard one-bedroom New York apartment. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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Around this infrastructure, Pizzini and her team reconstructed the original Muppet Theatre, from the iconic arches to the filigree to the safety curtain with the door Kermit pops out of in the opening sequence. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Researchers reconstructed the exact three-dimensional architecture of the graphite particles, binder, and electrolyte pores. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 In a separate building, visitors can experience the immersive Wizard of Oz and Van Gogh exhibition, which puts viewers in the center of scenes reconstructed from the movie and in settings surrounded by the famed artist’s work. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Nearly all of the clothing pieces were designed, altered, or reconstructed by Dirnt. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 The Egyptian government gifted the Temple of Debod to Spain in 1968, and it was meticulously reconstructed in Parque del Oeste. — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The surviving polyptych was seriously damaged in an earthquake in 1908 and subsequently underwent restoration, although large portions of lost paint were not reconstructed. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 By combining observations of IRS 3's spectrum with simulations of how its light travels through different models of the surrounding material, researchers reconstructed the structure of the star's envelope. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 ProPublica reconstructed how the project went awry through interviews with 36 current and former employees of General Dynamics, the Army, the Pentagon and the White House. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructed

Adjective

Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements.

— Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of repaired

Verb

His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Santa Fe will be demolished and rebuilt beginning at the end of 2027, with the project expected to finish around summer 2030.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebuilt

Verb

His insistence on winning is why the Sky overhauled the roster in earnest during each recent offseason, giving up a bevy of draft capital in the process.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Look at 2017, the year in which Guardiola overhauled his entire squad.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of overhauled

Verb

Angus Young has repeated in interviews over the years that all this imagery and lyrical content about hell and the devil was pure tongue-in-cheek theatrics and nothing more.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The range has been repeated across the Nigerian business press for four months with a confidence its authors never claimed for it.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeated

Adjective

From mighty Rice’s whales to the humble rusty patched bumblebee, the 1973 act protects more than 1,600 listed endangered and threatened species and their habitats.

— Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
Several patched sections of sidewalk remain near the stumps.

— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Definition of patched

Verb

Ezequiel ‘Wicked’ Romo reinvented Blythe Street as an enforcement arm for the Mexican Mafia, directing business and ordering murders from his prison cell.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Opposition movements, meanwhile, have consistently reinvented themselves.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of reinvented

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