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

Emirates Global Aluminum has restarted its plant but is not expected to return to full capacity until the end of the year. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

But the mission in June 2025 was halted in advance of battle damage assessments and was not restarted after those assessments concluded that the program had set back the Iranian program by only a year or two. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

This occurs because in many states, even a legitimate token payment on a collection account, or even just acknowledging that the debt is yours, can restart the clock on the statute of limitations. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Ideas can be developed into scripts, characters and scenes can be organized as reusable assets, and individual shots can be revised without restarting an entire project. — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026