Synonyms for refurbish
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Verb
1. Renovate
renovate, restore, rehabilitate, repair, revamp, renew, mend, freshen up, recondition
Other
mangonize dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
Forms
- Past participle
- refurbished
e.g. refurbished → renovated, restored, rehabilitated, repaired…
Example sentences
- repair After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
- restore Sami was determined to restore his sister's honor.
- renovate They asked Tom to help them renovate the house.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| refurbish | rising | |
| repair | steady | |
| restore | steady | |
| renovate | rising | |
| rehabilitate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mend1
- 5 letters
- renew2
- 6 letters
- repair2, revamp2
- 7 letters
- restore2
- 8 letters
- renovate3
- 9 letters
- mangonize
- 11 letters
- recondition4
- 12 letters
- rehabilitate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (renew2 = 2 syllables).