RE-CREATES Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

recreates 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of recreate

as in restores

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

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as in plays

to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

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re-creates

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verb (2)

variants or recreates

present tense third-person singular of re-create

as in reconstructs

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.

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Recent Examples of recreates

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Digital artist Lily Belmira has created a free video game that recreates the environment of Michael Heizer’s monumental land art sculpture City, 1970–2022, in the Nevada desert. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026 The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Tropical Islands recreates a balmy paradise in an old airship hangar about an hour from Berlin. — Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 Classic Albums Live recreates classic albums on stage, note-for-note. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 Tornatore enlists Cucinelli to narrate his childhood, then recreates it in vivid detail so the designer can literally walk back through his own memories. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026 The collection recreates the grain, density, and irregular character of the material through an interplay of textures and thicknesses. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 The video also recreates the viral promotional photo of all seven members standing in front of a row of toilets with their backs to the camera, bringing the song’s tabloid-style campaign full circle. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026 Shawn recreates situations that resonate with just about anyone, giving his content broad appeal. — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026

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Digital artist Lily Belmira has created a free video game that recreates the environment of Michael Heizer’s monumental land art sculpture City, 1970–2022, in the Nevada desert. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026 The pilot has a 4K ultra-high-definition screen in the cockpit instead, which re-creates the outside view digitally. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Tropical Islands recreates a balmy paradise in an old airship hangar about an hour from Berlin. — Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 Classic Albums Live recreates classic albums on stage, note-for-note. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 Tornatore enlists Cucinelli to narrate his childhood, then recreates it in vivid detail so the designer can literally walk back through his own memories. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026 The collection recreates the grain, density, and irregular character of the material through an interplay of textures and thicknesses. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 The video also recreates the viral promotional photo of all seven members standing in front of a row of toilets with their backs to the camera, bringing the song’s tabloid-style campaign full circle. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreates

Verb

The ruling restores the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s authority to apply for roughly $240 million benefiting 140 service providers, even as Carter orders a review of agencies that could replace it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Solius’s counter is that cutaneous production is self-regulating, avoids gastrointestinal absorption issues, and restores a biological process modern indoor life has largely eliminated.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of restores

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Berglund is a big, heavy center who plays a hard, detailed two-way game.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The trio also saw how coffee plays a central role in Chicago’s bakery culture, and their beverage program features local makers Sparrow Coffee and Spirit Tea.

— Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of plays

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Meyer reconstructs the bureaucratic and financial machinery behind the rescues, one of his book’s genuinely valuable contributions.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The next redesign then reconstructs the experience from appearances rather than from what the organization has learned.

— Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconstructs

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Open seasonally from late spring to early autumn, the 15-acre park entertains with over 20 tube, speed, and body slides, including a family raft attraction called The Wedge.

— Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Now 94, Cynthia still entertains with tales of bygone Barbados at the family's regular guest cocktail parties, whilst dinner is underscored by jazz singers and instrumentalists.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

Definition of entertains

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His work frequently revisits parts of the American story in which Black people were essential but too often rendered invisible.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The movie shot in 35mm film revisits the main character and setting of the director’s minimalist first feature, Freedom, that 25 years earlier chronicled a few days in the life of a solitary woodcutter in the remote Pampas mountains.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of revisits

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The idea is less frozen-in-time theme hotel and more modern luxury resort, and the latest room refreshes and restaurant additions have gotten it almost there.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The airy design is easy to toss in the washing machine and instantly refreshes your bed without adding bulk.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of refreshes

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Amy Bos, who handles government affairs for the trade group, said California’s bill repeats what NetChoice sees as a bad pattern of taking decisions out of the hands of parents and potentially running afoul of the First Amendment.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The behavior repeats or has a strong chance of being repeated.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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