Synonyms of renewing

renewing

verb

present participle of renew

1

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

the trip to New York renewed our enthusiasm for travel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in resuming

to begin again or return to after an interruption

with daybreak, the rescue team will renew its efforts to reach the stranded mountain climbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resuming
• continuing
• restarting
• reopening
• proceeding (with)
• reviving
• resuscitating
• picking up
• recrudescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• completing
• finishing
• finalizing
• concluding
• cutting
• checking
• staying
• terminating
• breaking
• stopping
• consummating
• dropping
• discontinuing
• ceasing
• halting
• quitting
• shutting off
• canning
• scuttling
• desisting
• knocking off
• leaving off
• belaying

3

as in reviving

to bring back to life, practice, or activity

the spate of recent movies based on classic comic book characters has renewed interest in the comics themselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• suppressing
• quenching
• extinguishing

4

as in repeating

to make or do again

I can only renew my offer to help—it's up to them to accept it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeating
• replicating
• remaking
• duplicating
• redoing
• reiterating
• reprising
• recreating
• reinventing
• reduplicating
• reenacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of renewing

More recently, in 2023, Belarusian embassies abroad stopped extending or renewing passports entirely, putting dissidents who fled the country in a similar bind to those from Myanmar. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

The oversight body is not renewing itself fast enough to be positioned for the wave of transitions it will eventually be asked to govern. — Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Landlords are not legally allowed to retaliate against tenants who request repairs by not renewing their lease. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

After renewing his threat to demolish the long-standing Kennedy Center if courts continue to block his bids to put his name on the building, he was seen with the poster. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Roof’s appeals will probably continue for years, and just the experience of seeing further news stories about him brings back all of the horror of his violence, renewing our wounds. — Sharon Risher, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Silver Diner claims Fraport demanded an $8 million to $10 million rebuild as a condition of renewing its lease. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Fighting has flared up again in the Middle East, causing oil prices to jump and renewing inflation worries. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Any decrease in ratings this season would undermine the luster of NFL games at a time when the league is already holding preliminary discussions with Paramount about the possibility of renewing the company’s current rights deal. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026