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Definitions

overhaul

[oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl /
VERB
redo, restore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix improve modernize rebuild reconstruct reexamine renew repair revamp
STRONG
check debug doctor examine inspect mend patch recondition retread service survey
WEAK
do up fiddle with give facelift
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy hurt injure ruin
STRONG
ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Forest Service, which recently underwent a sweeping structural overhaul.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Indiana is undertaking a wider overhaul of how it covers autism therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Scottish political leaders have called for an overhaul to business rates as one company warned it would have to cut staff to cope with a near six fold increase.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Apple delivered new Siri capabilities piecemeal in the following months, and the company announced in March 2025 that a full Siri overhaul would be pushed to 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The revolutionary overhaul endowed the Mary Rose with the greatest naval military innovation of its time: hinged gunports.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.