Synonyms of reviving

reviving 1 of 2

adjective

as in refreshing

having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind

took a reviving vacation in the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refreshing
• restorative
• rejuvenating
• stimulating
• vitalizing
• vital
• bracing
• medicinal
• tonic
• stimulative
• cordial
• invigorating
• strengthening
• healthy
• animating
• therapeutic
• beneficial
• conditioning
• helpful
• quickening
• rectifying
• curing
• curative
• exhilarating
• life-giving
• healthful
• remedial
• sharp
• reformative
• rehabilitative
• recuperative
• reparative
• corrective
• salutary
• reformatory
• wholesome
• remedying
• salubrious
• exhilarative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• weakening
• debilitating
• deadening
• exhausting
• numbing
• injurious
• pernicious
• sapping
• deleterious
• enfeebling
• wearying
• enervating
• noxious
• unhealthy
• unwholesome
• unhealthful
• insalubrious

reviving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of revive

1

as in resurrecting

to bring back to life, practice, or activity

an effort to revive the once-common custom of celebrating May 1 as a springtime festival of games and dances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resurrecting
• renewing
• restarting
• revitalizing
• rekindling
• resuscitating
• reanimating
• rejuvenating
• revivifying
• regenerating
• recharging
• reactivating
• rewaking
• rewakening
• jump-starting
• kick-starting
• reinventing
• refreshing
• refreshening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• suppressing
• extinguishing
• quenching

2

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restoring
• recreating
• refreshing
• renewing
• renovating
• regenerating
• replenishing
• redeveloping
• repairing
• revitalizing
• resuscitating
• rejuvenating
• revivifying
• freshening
• recharging
• refurbishing
• redesigning
• overhauling
• reclaiming
• remodeling
• rehabilitating
• refreshening
• reconstituting
• remaking
• refilling
• updating
• reconditioning
• reengineering
• modernizing
• rehabbing
• redoing
• resupplying
• making over

3

as in recovering

to gain consciousness again

the patient eventually revived and was able to give us her name and address

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• coming to
• coming around
• rallying
• coming round
• awaking
• awakening
• waking up
• pulling through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing out
• fainting
• blacking out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reviving

Verb

In contrast, Swansea counterpart Vitor Matos has been heralded this season for reviving the sort of eye-catching football played in their Premier League days at the start of the previous decade under Brendan Rodgers and then Michael Laudrup. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Standoff Military hostilities in the region intensified in recent days, reviving fears of a return to broader war. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Mitsubishi is reviving its Pajero nameplate as a flagship three-row SUV for the 2027 model year. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Thank you to @harvarddivinity for reviving me, my beautiful family for showing up, and my cohort for always showing me how to create a way where there is no way. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

But negotiations stopped short of limiting MIRVs or antisatellite weapons, and arms control efforts stalled in the early 1980s; after Reagan unveiled his Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983, the project became the chief obstacle to reviving them. — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

Tulane leaders say reviving the iconic landmark marks a major stride in putting behind the hurricane's dark days. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Tulane leaders say reviving the iconic landmark marks a major stride in putting behind the hurricane’s dark days. — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Dickson learned that at Mattel, where his work reviving Barbie helped lay the groundwork for the megahit film based on the doll. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026