RETOOLS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retools

verb

present tense third-person singular of retool

as in rejiggers

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At night, the theater transforms into a nightclub featuring various DJs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead of buying one bag, a luxury shopper might buy three to four pairs of shoes, which transforms their outfit four times over.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of transforms

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Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.

— C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

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Rachel Burns, a Crown Heights member who regularly commutes there from Brooklyn, has spent the past few weeks organizing to save the gym.

— Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
Someone who might have the answers is fan-favorite franchise staple Elise (Lin Shaye), a medium who commutes between both worlds, here via the body of a tattoo artist (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) endowed with paranormal gifts.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of commutes

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As artificial intelligence revolutionizes how tasks are completed, many people are pleading their cases for why their jobs are important.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
This pattern, observed in modern birds, rarely appears in reptiles and other dinosaurs; this discovery revolutionizes our understanding of dinosaur parental care and suggests more complex social systems.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026

Definition of revolutionizes

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The most obvious general interpretation of Buffy’s project is that the show transmutes real teenage anxieties into monsters; every villain is a metaphor.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
And the recognition that is born from taking the time to share and unpack and just see each other in your grief is the thing that actually transforms and transmutes.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026

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