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

Microsoft agreed to buy electricity from the 835 MW Three Mile Island reactor, which is being restarted to serve its needs. — Serhiy Tokarev, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

This extended runtime is particularly relevant for pool owners who want to automate routine maintenance rather than repeatedly retrieve, recharge and restart a robotic cleaner. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Generators arrived drained of fuel and had to be restarted by a local. — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Maintain secure connectors, model endpoints and workflow templates that teams can reuse without restarting the review process. — Bryan Lapidus, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026