to resurface

Examples

• All

• After years of wear, they decided to resurface the gym floor to provide better traction.

• I have to resurface the same road a bunch of times.

  Haunted Evil Dead (2021)

• Owners of parking lots can resurface using more water-permeable materials.

  Blog text (8)

• Last year, the county had the deck resurfaced, but it really ought to be rebuilt.

  Fiction book (1994)

• CCI, which had only a small inventory of parts on hand, found a local shop able to resurface hammer heads.

  Academic text (1998)

• Once a year—in some cases, once a month—floors and wall plasters had to be resurfaced.

  Academic text (2006)

• The city plans to resurface Main Street next month to improve traffic safety.

• The contractor is scheduled to resurface the parking lot with asphalt this weekend.

Synonyms

R

to recover

vsto resurface

28 7.0

Cover something again with new material, for example a chair

involves adding a whole new surface, often on floors or roads

R

to refinish

vsto resurface

9 6.1

Make furniture or floors look new by removing old paint and putting on new paint

covers replacing the surface broadly, not only renewing a finish

R

to repave

vsto resurface

5 3.5

Put a new hard surface on a road, street, or path that already has one

is used for adding a new surface to things generally, especially roads and floors

R

to relay

vsto resurface

1 4.6

To put down new material on a road, floor, or track

means replacing a surface generally, not only relaying materials

R

to retile

vsto resurface

1 4.4

To put new tiles on a surface, replacing old tiles

refers to adding a new surface overall, not only tiling

R

to recoat

vsto resurface

1 3.5

To put a new layer of paint or finish on something already painted

means renewing the whole surface rather than just a coating

R

to reface

vsto resurface

1 6.7

To put new material on the surface of something so it looks new

means adding a new surface generally, not just cosmetic covering

A

to asphalt

vsto resurface

1 4.3

To cover a road or surface with the dark sticky material used on roads

describes adding a new surface generally, not limited to a material

R

to repaper

vsto resurface

6.1

To cover a wall again with new wallpaper

means applying a new surface broadly, not restricted to paper

C

to change surface

vsto resurface

5.2

To make the outside of something look, feel, or work differently

focuses on adding a new surface specifically, not any surface change

Antonyms

D

to deteriorate

146 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

How Thorough

to repave

5 3.5

to resurface

4 3.9

to patch

151 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology