RENASCENCE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

renascence

noun

Definition of renascence

as in renaissance

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Noun

As its summers grow hotter, Europe offers Chinese appliance makers a potential renaissance.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Players returning from injury, a bad few years, suspension or some other situation that set their careers back can lead to a renaissance.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of renaissance

Noun

Absent from our 2026 music festival bingo card was a revival (of sorts) of the defunct El Dorado County fave Hangtown Music Festival, Lazarus’ing this year as the Hangtime Music Festival.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
For whisky lovers, head to the Port of Leith Distillery for a glimpse into Edinburgh’s whisky revival.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of revival

Noun

The rebirth of the Durutti Column suggests Reilly’s catastrophic imagination is just as potent as his world-building one.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
An early chapter delves into how the movements of Pluto are connected, along with its representation of fate and impact as the astrological planet of birth, death and rebirth.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of rebirth

Noun

The more cell regeneration, the higher the probability of error.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
Following decades of relentless marketing and promotion since the city’s regeneration for the 1992 Olympic Games, the scale of the problem is borne out in numbers.

— Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of regeneration

Noun

The city’s Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie has embraced a more centrist approach to homelessness, addiction, downtown revitalization, and public safety, helping build a political operation that backs more moderate policies.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
The library hired Sapp in early 2025 to perform an assessment on the building and see what can be done to bring it up to modern day standards, and with the hope that a new library could anchor future downtown revitalization.

— Sofi Zeman July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of revitalization

Noun

And just a few days later, this was proven true by Jesus’ resurrection.

— Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
Moreover, critics underestimate the narrative power of resurrection biology, especially among people who aren’t traditional environmentalists.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of resurrection

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