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reinvention

reinvention

13 4.6
A big change that makes something seem new
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪnˈvɛnʃən/
translation icon : reinvención
  • I'm talking about reinvention, taking control of your destiny.
  • reinvention efforts
  • reinvention strategy
  • driven reinvention

Well, necessity is the mother of our reinvention.

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Examples

  • After years of hard work and self-reflection, his reinvention into a confident public speaker surprised everyone.

  • Each trip is a chance for reinvention, a chance to live in another story.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Women were crucial in this claim and in the reinvention of the national culture.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Our issue is all about reinvention and I'm just going to go for it.

  • In all of his work, Ring Reed brings bold ideas, a spirit of reinvention, and a dedication to finding better ways of doing things.

  • Participants themselves recognize that personal reinvention enables them to position themselves differently.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Disney has been crushing it lately with the reinventions of modern classics.

  • The company's reinvention of its marketing strategy led to a significant increase in sales and customer engagement.

  • Her reinvention as a singer-songwriter demonstrated her ability to transform her artistic identity and reach new audiences.

Synonyms

reinterpretation
vsreinvention
3 6.2

A new meaning people give to something like a song or story

is a deep change that alters appearance or function not only meaning
remaking
vsreinvention
2 4.1

The act of creating a new version of a film, song, or story

is a more thorough change that makes it seem completely new
reconceptualization
vsreinvention
  • Formal
1 9.5

Thinking about something in a new way to create a different idea

is a practical change that alters appearance or function until it seems new
reimagination
vsreinvention
6.5

A new version of something old that changes its form or style

is a stronger change that makes the whole seem very different
rearticulation
vsreinvention
7.5

Expressing an idea again in a new, clearer way

is a more thorough alteration that changes identity rather than wording

Antonyms

52 4.7

A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes

19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

How Different

revolution
810 4.1
transformation
241 3.7
reinvention
13 4.6
renewal
73 3.5
change
1.1
revision
94 2.9
adjustment
133 2.9

Surface Forms

reinvention singular
reinventions plural

Morphology

reinvention = reinvent (semi-transparent) = re + invent + ion

The noun is a regular action/result formation from the verb 'reinvent' with the suffix '-ion'.

Etymology

Reinvention comes from re- meaning 'again' and invent meaning 'to create' or 'think up something new', the same root as invention and inventor. So a reinvention is making something again in a new way, changing it so it seems new.