Antonyms for retread
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb ree-tred; noun ree-tred |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈtrɛd; noun ˈriˌtrɛd |
- aid
- antique
- assist
- break
- change
- corrupt
- damage
- decline
- demolish
- depress
- destroy
- dirty
- disarrange
- discourage
- disorganize
- disturb
- eat out
- finish
- forget
- halt
- harm
- help
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- kill
- leave alone
- look away
- lose
- maintain
- miss
- neglect
- play fair
- remain
- rend
- ruin
- shorten
- spoil
- stay
- stop
- tear
- unfix
- unsettle
- upset
- weaken
- worsen
- wreck
Definition of retread
Origin :- "to put a new tread on (a tire)," 1908, from re- "back, again" (see re-) + tread (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1914; in World War I it was Australian slang for "a re-enlisted soldier."
- As in overhaul : verb redo, restore
- As in patch : verb fix, mend
- As in refurbish : verb spruce up
- As in rejuvenate : verb make new again
- As in renew : verb start over; refurbish
- As in renovate : verb fix up, modernize
- As in repair : verb fix, restore
- As in revamp : verb renovate
- As in re-create : verb renew
- As in recondition : verb renew
- As in smarten : verb fix
- As in fix : verb mend, repair
- McKenzie was getting old, he wanted a Retread, and wanted it badly.
- Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse
- On examination we found that there was no outlet practicable for us in this channel, and that we must retread our steps.
- Extract from : « History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. » by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
- He turned, as these thoughts passed through his mind, and began hastily to retread his footsteps towards the castle.
- Extract from : « The Abbot » by Sir Walter Scott
- I was not insensible that my path became more intricate and more difficult to retread in proportion as I advanced.
- Extract from : « Edgar Huntley » by Charles Brockden Brown
- Well, would you walk into the Center for a Retread now without being sure he's wrong?
- Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse
- There had been a chilly look about Walter Rinehart's eyes before his first Retread.
- Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse
Synonyms for retread
- adjust
- amend
- begin again
- brace
- breathe new life into
- bring up to date
- check
- clean
- clean up
- cleanse
- cobble
- compensate for
- continue
- correct
- cover
- darn
- debug
- do
- do up
- doctor
- emend
- examine
- exhilarate
- extend
- face-lift
- fiddle with
- fix
- fix up
- freshen
- furbish
- gentrify
- give a face-lift
- give a new look to
- give face lift to
- give facelift
- give new life to
- go over
- gussy up
- heal
- improve
- inspect
- make good
- make over
- make up for
- make young again
- mend
- modernize
- overhaul
- patch
- patch up
- prolong
- put back together
- put in order
- put right
- put to rights
- re-create
- reactivate
- reaffirm
- reanimate
- reawaken
- rebuild
- reclaim
- recommence
- recondition
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recover
- recreate
- rectify
- redo
- redress
- reequip
- reestablish
- reexamine
- refit
- reform
- refresh
- refurbish
- regenerate
- regulate
- rehab
- rehabilitate
- reinforce
- reinvigorate
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- remake
- remedy
- remodel
- renew
- renovate
- reopen
- repair
- repeat
- replace
- replenish
- restate
- restitute
- restock
- restore
- resume
- resurrect
- resuscitate
- retread
- retrieve
- revamp
- revise
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- right
- see to
- service
- set to rights
- settle
- sew
- sort
- spruce
- spruce up
- square
- stimulate
- survey
- touch up
- transform
- tune up
- update
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