Synonyms for overhaul
ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl; ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl

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1. overhaul, inspection and repair, service(noun)

   periodic maintenance on a car or machine

   "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"

   Synonyms:
   divine service, help, service, religious service, table service, serving, serve, renovation, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, redevelopment, armed service, servicing

2. renovation, redevelopment, overhaul(verb)

   the act of improving by renewing and restoring

   "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed"

   Synonyms:
   service, renovation, redevelopment, restoration, refurbishment, inspection and repair

3. pass, overtake, overhaul(verb)

   travel past

   "The sports car passed all the trucks"

   Synonyms:
   run, catch, perish, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, occur, die, overwhelm, overcome, turn over, go, spend, slide by, fade, hand, modernize, legislate, happen, egest, catch up with, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, transcend, make it, authorize, modernise, overpower, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, whelm, give, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, pass off, give-up the ghost, return, blow over, take place, expire, sweep over, go through, reach, communicate, come about, choke, pop off, go across, overtake, travel by, glide by, extend, decease, fall, pass, pass by, clear, exit, conk, excrete, buy the farm, pass along, snuff it, go along, surpass, guide, pass on

4. overhaul, modernize, modernise(verb)

   make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

   "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

   Synonyms:
   pass, modernise, overtake, modernize, develop

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1. overhaul(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) overtake, come up with

2. overhaul(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   examine, look into

3. overhaul(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial U. S.] censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, find fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over the coals, haul over the coals, call to account, come down upon, snap up

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1. List of paraphrases for "overhaul":

   revision, recast, review, recasting, redesign, reform, revise

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How to use overhaul in a sentence?

1. Orrin Hatch:

   Though there are disagreements on the details, there is bipartisan support for tax reform in Congress, members of both parties have expressed their support for a tax overhaul. And, I believe there is real momentum to get something done on tax reform this year, if we remain committed. And, believe me, I’m committed.

2. Steve Heun:

   If there was any positive feeling about the tax overhaul, clearly, it's been wiped out.

3. Dara Cooper:

   We talk about the wrongs of the USDA as if it were in the past, but the reality is that they still continue, so there has to be some drastic overhaul.

4. Sara Hossain:

   There is every reason for an overhaul and comprehensive review of rape laws to take place, given the reality in Bangladesh of rape survivors not being able to get redress in these cases.

5. Donald Trump:

   For the first time in over 40 years today we are issuing a new rule under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to completely overhaul the dysfunctional bureaucratic system that has created these massive obstructions.

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