Definitions

makeover

[meyk-oh-ver] / ˈmeɪkˌoʊ vər /

NOUN

refashioning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

refashioning remodeling renovation reshaping restoration

STRONG

revamping transformation

WEAK

reassembling rebuilding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

maintaining preserving sustaining

Example Sentences

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Estée Lauder launched a makeover plan a year ago that is showing promise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Boys these days are under the impression that they need an extreme makeover to get the girl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Singapore is managed in a way that "excludes accident and randomness", he wrote in Singapore Songlines, his seminal essay on the city's rapid makeover.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The makeover will coincide with a number of Disney initiatives designed to honor America’s 250th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I definitely fit the description of the ugly duckling in makeover movies, except that those girls were actually gorgeous actresses disguised by poorly framed glasses.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi