Synonyms of reanimation

reanimation

noun

as in revival

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

a call for the reanimation of curfew ordinances that were discarded decades ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• death
• expiration
• extinction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reanimation

In its ongoing exhibition Dalí Lives (via Artificial Intelligence), which opened in 2019, the meeting takes place not through text or image, history or biography, but through a digital reanimation of the man. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

In an introduction to an 1831 edition, Shelley cites galvanism as one of her inspirations for the monster’s reanimation process. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2026

The reanimation of Hebrew in Israel was less about preserving the language than about choosing a common tongue, one that wouldn’t favor one group of Jewish people over another. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated. — Rory Doherty, Time, 7 Mar. 2026

Buckley, who was also on the panel, said the Bride’s reanimation isn’t frightening so much as electrifying. — Kennedy French, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026

As Violette has suggested more than once, these images have a zombielike quality, and the reanimation of the dead is always a horror story. — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026

Societal fascination with reanimation spans centuries. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025

Prior to their reanimation by Hope and her magic contract, the Tappers are in a state of almost-hysterical obsolescence. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025