Synonyms for renovation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Restoration
restoration, refurbishment, reconstruction, repair, renewal, revival, refreshment
2. Remodeling — an act, or the process, of renovating
remodeling US, reno
3. Redevelopment
Definitions
- n. 1
An act, or the process, of renovating.
His room was currently under renovation.
- n. 2
A regeneration.
Forms
- Plural
- renovations → restorations, refurbishments, reconstructions, repairs…
Example sentences
- repair After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
- restoration He began his lecture with the Meiji Restoration.
- reconstruction Benefits accrue to the community from reconstruction.
- refurbishment That ship was towed into the shipyard for refurbishment.
- reno I've always been a big fan of Jean Reno.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| renovation | steady | |
| repair | steady | |
| restoration | steady | |
| reconstruction | rising | |
| refurbishment | rising | |
| reno | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- reno2
- 6 letters
- repair2
- 7 letters
- revival3, renewal3
- 8 letters
- overhaul3
- 10 letters
- remodeling4
- 11 letters
- restoration4, refreshment3
- 12 letters
- reproduction4, resurrection4
- 13 letters
- redevelopment5, refurbishment4
- 14 letters
- reconstruction4, reconstitution
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reno2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rénovation
- Español
- renovación
- Deutsch
- Renovierung