Synonyms of resuming

resuming

verb

present participle of resume

as in continuing

to begin again or return to after an interruption

we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continuing
• restarting
• reopening
• renewing
• proceeding (with)
• reviving
• resuscitating
• picking up
• recrudescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• completing
• concluding
• finishing
• finalizing
• stopping
• terminating
• halting
• checking
• cutting
• ceasing
• staying
• discontinuing
• consummating
• breaking
• dropping
• quitting
• shutting off
• canning
• desisting
• scuttling
• leaving off
• knocking off
• belaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resuming

Chicago voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of resuming the use of gunshot detection technology in a referendum vote on Election Day. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Restart support should cover the actual costs of resuming valuable work, with urgency for long-running studies, irreplaceable biological resources and teams at risk of dispersing. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Rapidan Energy, a research firm, predicted an 80% likelihood of fighting resuming, while S&P analysts today raised their 2026 and 2027 assumptions for crude prices. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

This, while the president of the United States and commander-in-chief of its armed forces is said to contemplate resuming strikes--and how--against Iran after this week's elections. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Isolation from the global economy had prevented Iraq from restoring its economy, rebuilding its military, and resuming its development of weapons of mass destruction. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

The outlet also reported Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff are pushing for a diplomatic course rather than resuming strikes. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Styles will now take some time off from his live shows before resuming in late November for a run of performances in Australia. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Subsequent tests indicated no further treatment is necessary, and Leo has been slowly resuming his daily activities. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026