RESTART Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

restart

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈstärt

Definition of restart

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

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of restart The first attempt to start Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia ended in confusion as cars crawled around the Sepang track at slow speeds or stopped entirely as drivers and teams tried to restart their systems. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Esteban Ocon compared it to restarting Windows on a computer. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Palisades originally housed an 805-megawatt reactor, which is now in the final technical stages of restarting. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 The market Thomas began using compulsively restarted every fifteen minutes and never stopped. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restart

Recent Examples of Synonyms for restart

Verb

Bulgarian maritime authorities said Wednesday that the search efforts for the crew of Alfa Watan had been suspended and wouldn't resume.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Though the pipeline hasn’t transported gas to Germany since 2022, the country’s far-right AfD supports resuming flows, which could allow US investors to profit.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of resume

Verb

But at a time when distrust in the news media continues to rise, deflections like this can damage the credibility of mainstream, nonpartisan American journalism.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
But each individual hat will be situated in a nonrepeating pattern that continues to change no matter how large the overall tiling is.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of continue

Browse Nearby Words

rest

restart

restarted

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restart. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of restart

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

deportment

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes