Meanings
plural makeovers · alternative make-over
- A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.
Near-synonyms: facelift, overhaul, revamp
2 more examples
This room is a mess; it needs a makeover.
There was no furniture or carpet to speak of. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls and there was a smell of damp everywhere. It was as if they were living like squatters in their own flat. However, this was no time for a makeover, even a fifteen-minute one like on TV[…].
2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Catalan reforma
- reformaa major change in use or appearance
French relooking
- relookinga major change in use or appearance
German Umgestaltung, Überarbeitung
- Umgestaltunga major change in use or appearance
- Überarbeitunga major change in use or appearance
- Renovierunga major change in use or appearance
- Neugestaltunga major change in use or appearance
- Aufarbeitunga major change in use or appearance
- Instandsetzunga major change in use or appearance
- Umarbeitunga major change in use or appearance
- Neuaufstellunga major change in use or appearance
Hebrew מַהְפָּךְ
- מַהְפָּךְ (mahapách)a major change in use or appearance
Italian riconversione
- riconversionea major change in use or appearance
Japanese 変身
- 変身 (henshin)a major change in use or appearance
Portuguese reforma, renovação
- reformaa major change in use or appearance
- renovaçãoa major change in use or appearance
Spanish renovación, cambio de imagen
- renovacióna major change in use or appearance
- cambio de imagena major change in use or appearance
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Cite this entry
makeover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makeover
“makeover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makeover. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “makeover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makeover.
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