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reconstructed

reconstructed

4.6
A person who has changed their beliefs and actions because of new social, political, or economic ideas
  • adjective
  • /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/
translation icon : reconstruido
  • Let me see if I can undermine my reconstructed standard narrative.

So the finale of this performance is the reconstructed version of the chorus from Euripides Orestes.

Examples

  • Wasn't until about a century ago that physics was radically reconstructed so that it could link up with a virtually unchanged chemistry.

  • Being sure is no guarantee that a memory isn't false, reconstructed, or even implanted.

  • It's constructed and reconstructed depending on the state of our knowledge and the state of the world.

  • But just to give you a sense of what the building composed here is a reconstructed floor plan.

  • And then the reconstructed signal is the output from the low pass filter which I denote as X sub R of T.

  • So the finale of this performance is the reconstructed version of the chorus from Euripides Orestes.

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  • The museum displayed a reconstructed model of the ancient city, reflecting the changes over time.

  • After the storm, the community worked together to create a reconstructed version of the damaged homes.

  • The artist's latest exhibition features reconstructed pieces that highlight the impact of modern technology on traditional crafts.

Synonyms

renewed
vsreconstructed
2 3.8

Feeling fresh and strong again

refers to adaptation or revision due to social or political or economic change
reorganized
vsreconstructed
  • US
3.6

It has a new order so it works better

focuses on change driven by social or economic factors
re-created
vsreconstructed
4.2

Made again to look like the original after it was lost or destroyed

involves change in response to social or economic shifts
re-formed
vsreconstructed
  • UK
5.4

Put together again after a band or club stops working together

implies change motivated by external social or political pressures
revitalized
vsreconstructed
  • US
4.4

Full of new life and energy

means a deeper revision prompted by social or economic change

Antonyms

unaltered
5 3.7

Still in its original state and not changed

unreconstructed
2 9.5

Still holding old beliefs and unwilling to change

How Changed

reconstructed
4.6
adapted
3.7
revised
3.2
altered
3.6

Surface Forms

reconstructed positive

Morphology

reconstructed = reconstruct (transparent) = re + construct + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial form meaning 'having been reconstructed'.

Etymology

The word reconstructed comes from re- ('again') and construct ('build'), the same root you see in construction. So, to be reconstructed is to have been 'built again', which is why we use it for people or ideas that have been changed or reshaped to fit new social or personal needs.