recast

verb

re·​cast (ˌ)rē-ˈkast 

recast; recasting

transitive verb

: to cast again

recast a gun

recast a play

also : remodel, refashion

recasts his political image to fit the times

recast

ˈrē-ˌkast 

(ˌ)rē-ˈkast

noun

Synonyms

• alter
• change
• make over
• modify
• redo
• refashion
• remake
• remodel
• revamp
• revise
• rework
• vary

Examples of recast in a Sentence

The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.

When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.

The director recast some of the actors in the play.

You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.

He recast his political image to fit the times.

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the past five years, Gulf nations have recast themselves as modernizing destinations for Western capital, which came by the billions. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 June 2025

She was recast in the recurring role of nurse Donna Harris, who becomes the girlfriend and fiancée of series lead Frank G. Sanford (Redd Foxx). —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025

Playwrights addressed the polis not by dramatizing current events but by recasting tales from the mythological and historic past to sharpen critical thinking on contemporary concerns. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025

This past week, Trump tried to recast the very nature of crime. —Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

recast

verb

re·​cast (ˈ)rē-ˈkast 

recast; recasting

1

: to cast again

recast a cannon

recast a play

2

: to change around : revise, remodel

recast a sentence to make it clearer