Synonyms of restarted

restarted

verb

past tense of restart

as in resumed

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

• resumed
• continued
• reopened
• renewed
• proceeded (with)
• revived
• picked up
• resuscitated
• recrudesced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• completed
• finished
• ended
• concluded
• stopped
• finalized
• consummated
• checked
• terminated
• ceased
• stayed
• dropped
• halted
• cut
• discontinued
• quit
• broke
• shut off
• left off
• canned
• scuttled
• desisted
• knocked off
• belayed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restarted

Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum that would have restarted negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks died, the national broadcaster reported Sunday. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

In May, Iran had already restarted some of its drone production during a six-week ceasefire, rapidly rebuilding military capabilities degraded by US-Israeli strikes, according to two sources familiar with US intelligence assessments. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

As the distance tracker on the homer climbed, Lucarelli hurriedly retreated to the main menu and restarted the game. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The kitchen men restarted their cheering as if someone in there was doing stage magic, and Uncle Jimmy leaned closer so he could be heard. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

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

Some countries suspended the Schengen zone, which allows for the internal free movement of goods and people across 29 European countries, and restarted border checks. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026