Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Overhaul
noun / verb
/ OH-ver-hawl /
Easy
Meaning
A thorough examination and comprehensive repair or restructuring of a system, institution, or process to restore or improve its functioning
Origin / Etymology
English over + haul (to pull); originally a nautical term for pulling ropes over to inspect them
Synonyms
Revamp
Restructure
Reform
Renovation
Antonyms
Patch
Tinker
Neglect
Example Sentence
"Critics argue that adding pulses and eggs to PDS requires an overhaul of the entire FCI procurement, storage, and logistics infrastructure."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS-2 and GS-3 answers on institutional reform, governance, and policy restructuring. Conveys comprehensive change rather than incremental adjustment.
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