Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun overhaul

2 senses of overhaul

Sense 1
overhaul, inspection and repair, service -- (periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor")
       => care, maintenance, upkeep -- (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care")

Sense 2
renovation, redevelopment, overhaul -- (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")
       => improvement -- (the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overhaul

2 senses of overhaul

Sense 1
pass, overtake, overhaul -- (travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks")
       => advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")

Sense 2
overhaul, modernize, modernise -- (make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system")
       => regenerate, renew -- (reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership")