Synonyms for

Reconstructed

Verb / ˌri:kʌˈnstrʌktɪd / Another word for reconstructed — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To build or create something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.

Synonyms & similar words

reconstruct unreconstructed rebuild retrace redo restore remodel construct rebuild renovate restore revamp remodel refurbish renew refit reestablish reform reorganize reconstitute rehabilitate reconstructive reinstate resurrect reinvigorate reproduce rekindle redevelop

Synonyms by register

Formal

rebuilt restored re-established reconstituted

Informal

put back together fixed up remade

Literary

reared anew recreated

Antonyms

demolished destroyed ruined dismantled deconstructed unmade

Common collocations

  • reconstructed the building
  • reconstructed the scene
  • reconstructed the evidence
  • reconstructed the past
  • reconstructed the identity
  • reconstructed the society

Word family

noun reconstruction
verb reconstruct
adjective reconstructive
adverb reconstructively

Usage note

Often used in contexts of physical structures, historical events, or abstract concepts. 'Deconstructed' can be an antonym when referring to taking something apart rather than putting it back together.

Example sentences

  1. The scientists reconstructed the dinosaur skeleton using fossils.
  2. After the hurricane, the town was reconstructed with new buildings and roads.
  3. The artist reconstructed the painting from old photographs.
  4. The detective reconstructed the crime scene to solve the mystery.
  5. The computer program reconstructed the missing data from the hard drive.

Quotes

  • The world is not being destroyed by democrats or republicans, red or blue, liberal or conservative, religious or atheist -- the world is being destroyed by one side believing the other side is destroying the world. The world is being hurt and damaged by one group of people believing they're truly better people than the others who think differently. And that's always a problem, no matter what your ideology is. No matter how smart you are or how righteous you are, if you can't look at yourself in the mirror and find a way to blame yourself at least as much as you blame others, you're a roadblock to progress. You're sabotaging the very thing you want.
  • The great writer, the great novelist, reconstructs life, reconstructs us, our- -our feelings, our emotions, our expressions, our thoughts, our values, our--our--our narrative. And that's--that's what we live by, our narrative.
  • The past isn't fixed. It's always changing as we reflect on it, as we rethink our assumptions about it, and as we retell the stories we have inherited to new generations who in their own time reconstruct them anew.

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