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redux

redux

6 9.5
Brought back in a new or modern form
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈdʌks/
  • Literature
: renovado
  • The film is a redux!

Examples

  • His latest novel is like his earlier work, but with a redux twist reflecting current social issues.

  • The film is a redux of a classic story, updated for a modern audience.

  • After years of obscurity, the brand has made a surprising redux in contemporary fashion.

  • I loved the redux!

  • The restaurant offered a menu redux, featuring updated versions of all the classic dishes.

  • The director's latest film is a retro sci-fi redux that pays homage to the genre's golden age.

  • Last year's fashion trends are making a redux appearance on the runway this season.

Synonyms

renewed
vsredux
89 3.8

Feeling fresh and strong again

is about a return that highlights an updated or modern form
reborn
vsredux
68 4.4

Having new life and energy, like a place that is active again

highlights a return specifically presented in a new or updated form
resurgent
vsredux
11 6.7

Growing stronger or more popular after a time of little activity

applies to a deliberately brought back thing in an updated form rather than a natural rise
revitalized
vsredux
  • US
6 4.4

Full of new life and energy

focuses on a brought back thing that also has a changed or updated form
revived
vsredux
5 3.6

Life, energy, or interest comes back after a time of loss

emphasizes being brought back in a new or updated version
re-created
vsredux
1 4.2

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

is brought back with a new or updated form rather than as a plain repeat
reemergent
vsredux
1 7.4

Appearing again after being hidden or gone

means returned with a renewed or updated form rather than mere reappearance

Antonyms

292 2.8

Left empty and not used, often by people who lived there

140 2.0

Not remembered or noticed and left alone

Surface Forms

redux positive

Etymology

Redux comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and ducere 'to lead'. It is the same root you see in words like conduct and produce, and it means 'brought back' or 'revived', so a redux is something returned or updated in a new form.