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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Appeared in the September 29, 2025, print edition as 'China’s Anti-Japan Dramas Get a Makeover for Gen Z'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Xol appeared on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” alongside Ty Pennington for more than seven seasons, 2005-12, and was part of the team that earned the series its two Emmy Awards in 2005 and 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” ran from 2005-12, had another season in 2020 and will return to ABC and Hulu for 2024-25.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Makeover goals After “The Rabbit Hutch” won the National Book Award in 2022, the paperback design was tweaked “to speak to the widest possible audience,” says John Freeman, the book’s editor.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2023

If I’d known following her to this party meant she’d be on some Extreme Makeover: Starr Edition mess, I would’ve stayed home and watched Fresh Prince reruns.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas