OVERHAUL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

overhaul 1 of 2

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈhȯl

Definition of overhaul

as in to catch

to move fast enough to get even with in the final moments of the race, the horse in the rear sped forward at a furious pace and overhauled the horse that had been leading

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fall short

overhaul

2 of 2

noun

as in redesign

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Recent Examples of overhaul

Verb

North Carolina needed to overhaul its roster this offseason, while TCU didn’t have that problem. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 The directors instructed Jantzen earlier this month to develop a plan to overhaul the assessment process after board members raised concerns about how the district calculates the charges. — Haley Parsley august 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Noun

The new legal framework, published in the Official Gazette, is the deepest overhaul of the island’s private sector since small and medium enterprises were legalized in 2021. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Food and drink This is one aspect of The Oberoi Mumbai that has undergone a complete overhaul over the years, adapting standard five-star dining menus to a more focused and exciting culinary program. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overhaul

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Verb

Salas, 20, should soon become the youngest player to catch a big-league game since Ivan Rodriguez debuted with the Texas Rangers in 1991.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Fortunately, one of the most sensitive detectors ever constructed was buried there to catch that fleeting glow and record the neutrinos’ ghostly presence.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of catch

Noun

Also formative here would have been the artist Jorge Pardo’s redesign of the ancient Art of the Americas galleries, now disappeared by the demolition of the former museum.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
In this case, a developer and a cultural institution seem to have been the ones responsible for killing the redesign during the Adams administration.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of redesign

Verb

At the same time, chained up in the back of a van, an uncharacteristic fatalism has overtaken Reacher.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
The 13-week moving average in green is now overtaking the 26-week moving average (blue), while both are getting closer to the longer 40-week moving average (red).

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of overtake

Noun

Lowenstein told me that the evolving maps have drained the meaning from those Obama-era debates about the viability of a Palestinian state, forcing a revision of the vocabulary that American politicians use to talk about the conflict.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The revision arrived without source documentation, and the OCC noted inconsistencies in what management had told it about where the money would come from.

— AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of revision

Verb

The lineup’s approach has also looked dramatically different; nearly everyone is chasing and striking out less, and walking more.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Deputies chased the suspect, later identified as a 35-year-old Lodi man, and took him into custody.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chase

Noun

But it was closely followed by the reveal of a reworking of what is currently known as Journey Into Imagination With Figment at Epcot.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
For arc welding, Path Robotics claims its robots typically achieve between 95 and 100 percent on first-pass yields, meaning the share of parts that pass quality inspection the first time without requiring reworking or resulting in scrap.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of reworking

Verb

Chelsea have also reached a verbal agreement with Como to loan goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to the Serie A club for a season.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The river is in severe drought, and water levels at two major reservoirs on the river recently reached record lows.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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