resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

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Resurgent means literally a "rising again". We may speak of a resurgent baseball team, a resurgent steel industry, the resurgence of jogging, or a resurgence of violence in a war zone. Resurgence is particularly prominent in its Italian translation, risorgimento. In the 19th century, when the Italian peninsula consisted of a number of small independent states, a popular movement known as the Risorgimento managed to unify the peninsula and create the modern state of Italy in 1870.

Examples of resurgent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His victory marks the latest win for the resurgent right in Latin America. —Reuters 31 Min Ago, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025

So three nominations — Best Comedy Series and Best Actor and Actress nods for Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, respectively — feels resurgent. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

The superstar third baseman had a resurgent year, being named an All-Star for the first time since 2019. —Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

Mulligan’s hair was chopped into a bob, among the resurgent hair trends for 2025. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgent-, resurgens, present participle of resurgere

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resurgent

• convergent
• detergent
• divergent
• emergent
• insurgent
• serjeant
• urgent

Kids Definition

resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent -jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence