Meaning & use

Reinvented

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Changed something so substantially that it seems entirely new, or presented oneself in a completely different way.

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The singer reinvented her sound with every album, moving from folk to electronic pop.

The struggling brand reinvented itself as a budget-friendly alternative to its competitors.

A note on using this word

The phrase "reinvent the wheel" uses the same verb to warn against needlessly redoing work that is already solved.

Words with a similar meaning

transformedremade

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Words with an opposite meaning

preserved

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