Synonyms of restart

restart

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈstärt 

as in to resume

to begin again or return to after an interruption

after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resume
• continue
• reopen
• renew
• proceed (with)
• revive
• pick up
• resuscitate
• recrudesce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finish
• complete
• end
• conclude
• consummate
• stop
• finalize
• quit
• stay
• terminate
• halt
• cease
• discontinue
• check
• cut
• shut off
• drop
• break
• can
• desist
• leave off
• scuttle
• knock off
• belay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restart

The muon is typically ejected, freeing it to create a new exotic atom and restart the cycle; thus, the muon is acting as a catalyst, a nuclear matchmaker. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Samsung recommends restarting your device after disabling Galaxy AI features to ensure the changes take effect. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Forty-three percent of baby boomers and 43 percent of Gen X respondents who had taken a GLP-1 had never stopped and restarted treatment, compared with 27 percent of millennial and 14 percent of Gen Z respondents. — Elise M. Brett, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Over the next four months, Citation and state regulators would continue to debate the terms of restarting the Bayou. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026