RENASCENCE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

renascence

noun

Definition of renascence

as in renaissance

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Noun

This fertile period of creative and intellectual life wasn’t even a renaissance, one partygoer declares.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of renaissance

Noun

With the news that Girls is returning to HBO for a five-episode revival series, Glee is the second touchstone show from the 2010s to announce a revival in as many weeks.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Thanks to social media, the market is witnessing an unprecedented revival.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of revival

Noun

The backstory The building was originally commissioned as a Gilded Age cottage back in 1874, and went through several compelling forms before its current rebirth, including a speakeasy during the Prohibition Era and the former Candlelight Inn.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
The verticality of these works can be seen as an aspirational self-portrait in which destruction and rebirth are literally and metaphorically merged.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebirth

Noun

According to Healthline, testosterone may help protect the brain by slowing nerve cell death, promoting regeneration after injury, minimizing nerve damage and reducing inflammation in the nervous system.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
According to Miller, night creams should focus on repair and regeneration, and the best ones help mimic the effects of a restful night’s sleep.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of regeneration

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What can start out as a project for the studios can become a whole revitalization of a city.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
His proficiency, buoyed by his expensive taste and skill in daisy-chaining images together, got his foot in the door of the indie-rap revitalization.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of revitalization

Noun

That unholy resurrection gives William some wicked supernatural powers to go along with his slick swordplay.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Eric Stonestreet is returning to the Dexter franchise as fellow serial killer Rapunzel, and Krysten Ritter‘s resurrection was made a bit clearer during the show’s newsy Thursday panel at New York Comic Con.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of resurrection

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