Synonyms of revival

revival

noun

ri-ˈvī-vəl 

as in resurgence

the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity

there was a revival of interest in the author's classic horror stories after a film version of his best-known tale was released

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resurgence
• rebirth
• renewal
• resurrection
• regeneration
• revitalization
• renaissance
• rejuvenation
• resuscitation
• revivification
• reanimation
• rejuvenescence
• restoration
• reinvention
• renascence
• recovery
• reactivation
• recuperation
• restoral
• rally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• death
• expiration
• extinction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revival

Holmes previously starred in a revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, and Theresa Rebeck’s Dead Accounts, as well as in the Off-Broadway production of The Wanderers. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 July 2026

The Bradley The Bradley is Fort Wayne’s most design-forward hotel and a centerpiece of the downtown revival. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

His fortunes started to change in his mid-50s, when he was cast in the 2008, off-Broadway revival of Sarah Kane’s audacious Blasted, as a bigoted and predatory tabloid writer. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

On the road to the sports car’s eventual revival, the company’s top engineers took a GR Yaris and shifted its motor behind the driver’s seat, in Renault Clio V6-fashion. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 22 July 2026