Synonyms of restart

restart

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈstärt 

as in to resume

to begin again or return to after an interruption

after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resume
• continue
• reopen
• renew
• proceed (with)
• revive
• pick up
• resuscitate
• recrudesce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finish
• complete
• end
• conclude
• consummate
• stop
• finalize
• quit
• stay
• terminate
• halt
• cease
• discontinue
• check
• cut
• shut off
• drop
• break
• can
• desist
• leave off
• scuttle
• knock off
• belay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restart

As operations restarted, Britain's main airports - including London's major Heathrow and Gatwick hubs - said passengers should check with their airline before heading to the airport. — Sarah Young, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

SpaceXAI’s president told him and Memphis mayor Paul Young that construction could restart in the first quarter of 2027. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

That said, there is a strong desire to pass incentives legislation this year, rather than restart the process in the next Congress, when priorities could very well shift. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

The group is seeking judicial review after the commission rejected its request in July to reconsider allowing the plant to restart. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026