Synonyms of restarts

restarts

verb

present tense third-person singular of restart

as in resumes

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

• resumes
• continues
• reopens
• renews
• proceeds (with)
• revives
• picks up
• resuscitates
• recrudesces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• completes
• finishes
• concludes
• stops
• stays
• ceases
• drops
• terminates
• breaks
• halts
• quits
• finalizes
• cuts
• checks
• consummates
• discontinues
• shuts off
• leaves off
• cans
• desists
• scuttles
• knocks off
• belays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restarts

Picking at a bite or the scab reinjures the skin and restarts the inflammation cycle, which makes dark spots more likely and more stubborn. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

The real test will come if the district restarts the pilot and shows that the technology can support learning without putting student privacy at risk. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Marc restarts his revenue counter at zero every January and re-earns the year from scratch. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Instead, Rue restarts her Bible audiobook from the beginning and considers her pill bottle. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026

Eliminating them restarts the project clock. — Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026

The loan, promised to Kyiv months ago, has been long delayed because Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Victor Orbán was blocking it, demanding Ukraine restarts the flow of Russian oil into Europe. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026

This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026

The new dates fall a week after the men’s World Cup final on July 19 and three weeks into the second half of the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League season, which restarts after a summer pause on July 3. — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026