Synonyms of rejuvenating

rejuvenating 1 of 2

adjective

as in refreshing

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

after a rejuvenating vacation, I was once again ready to slay dragons, or whatever else might spring up at the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

rejuvenating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of rejuvenate

1

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

the shower rejuvenated me after a long day of cleaning out the garage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in reviving

to bring back to life, practice, or activity

that rock star has rejuvenated '80s fashion for a whole new generation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• suppressing
• quenching
• extinguishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rejuvenating

Adjective

Each pack comes with six pairs of patches, and the cooling sensation would feel even more rejuvenating if kept in the refrigerator. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025

This year, though, reflection and hope are more than de rigueur—they’re rejuvenating. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2020

Verb

In any case, Babcock is now tasked with rejuvenating a team that took a massive step backward last season and only shuffled a few pieces during the offseason. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But what the city really lacks is softness, shade and rejuvenating green relief. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

As for full-body treatments, the Prickly Pear Sugar Scrub draws on Sonoran Desert botanicals like prickly pear and calendula extract, combined with cane-sugar-rich oils and hydrating body butter, for a thoroughly rejuvenating exfoliation. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

For example, in a dining room, Grounded on the walls creates a backdrop that feels both rejuvenating and welcoming. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026

For those looking to enhance their routine, at-home skin care tools like microcurrent devices and LED masks may offer additional firming and rejuvenating benefits. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Ever since Bob Dylan cut Nashville Skyline in 1969, rockers have been going to Music City to refresh their sounds, kick it with the world’s best session pros, and drink deep the rejuvenating well of local realness. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

But the real highlight is the stucco fireplace with seating, a perfect spot to tuck into a book and indulge in the rejuvenating spirit of Ojai. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

Owing to a recession and chronic deflation in the 1990s, Japan had kept its interest rates as low as zero or negative in the hope of rejuvenating the economy since then through the 2010s. — John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026