Synonyms of recurrence

recurrence

noun

as in outbreak

a new occurrence of something that happened or appeared before

We hope to prevent a recurrence of the disease.

Related Words

• outbreak
• renewal
• burst
• recrudescence
• flare
• epidemic
• increase
• surge
• outburst
• upswing
• upturn
• flutter
• spurt
• eruption
• flare-up
• flicker
• flood
• pickup
• flurry
• paroxysm
• boost
• explosion
• flash
• volley
• deluge
• spate
• commotion
• rush
• furor
• uproar

Dissimilar Words

• slump
• calm
• doldrums

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recurrence

Evert was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and then had a recurrence in 2022. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

The jewelry designer and mother of two had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and took Tamoxifen to reduce her risk of recurrence. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026

With Emma Raducanu having withdrawn Sunday with a stress fracture to her right leg, Jack Draper followed her out of the tournament, pulling out with a recurrence of his left arm injury. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 June 2026

After a moment’s thought, Greenwald told her to do the lumpectomy—and the tamoxifen, which would cut the chance of cancer recurrence in half. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026