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

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Recent Examples of restart On Wednesday, the Italian Senate approved the government plan to restart nuclear power, clearing legal hurdles for a nation that operated without active nuclear power plants for nearly four decades. — CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The brand is also restarting its denim take-back program to recycle unwanted jeans. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The pilot attempted to restart the engine multiple times, with no success. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Talks restarted but tensions mounted over the nearing October 1 deadline for a $7 million a day ticking fee to WBD shareholders as the merger remained on hold. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restart

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Tehran is preparing a more forceful response if Washington resumes large-scale strikes, Reuters reported.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of resume

Verb

This structure cements a type of paralysis for employers, which until recently, had almost no access to prices or their own data — but have continued to write the checks anyway.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Outlets like Zeteo, The Bulwark, Crooked Media, and More Perfect Union have added millions of readers, listeners, and YouTube subscribers, even as cable news viewership continues to slide.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of continue

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More vessels were hit in waters near Iran and Oman, even as Tehran restated its conditions for reopening the key waterway.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Bosnia’s wartime wounds were recently reopened somewhat by a public homage in Serbia and among Bosnian Serbs to the wartime army commander Ratko Mladic, who died in late August while serving a life sentence for genocide and other war crimes.

— Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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