Synonyms of resurrecting

resurrecting

verb

present participle of resurrect

as in reviving

to bring back to life, practice, or activity

attempts are being made to resurrect the stalled arms negotiations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reviving
• renewing
• rekindling
• reanimating
• resuscitating
• revitalizing
• restarting
• regenerating
• rejuvenating
• recharging
• revivifying
• reactivating
• rewaking
• rewakening
• jump-starting
• reinventing
• kick-starting
• refreshing
• refreshening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• suppressing
• extinguishing
• quenching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resurrecting

After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself. — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Smith was flat-out bad last season after playing good ball and resurrecting his career in Seattle. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Defense spending is resurrecting an engineering and manufacturing base many believed had gone forever, replaced by finance, law, and people who make coffee. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

The clarion call from Ted Cruz/Thom Tillis, resurrecting the Red Scare before the midterms. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Josephai spent years resurrecting Kadavumbagam Synagogue, the last functioning Malabari house of worship. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

At his first principal assignment, Hammocks Middle, Villalobos was commended for engaging parents, essentially resurrecting the school’s PTSA. — Austin Horn july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Cook built the arch two decades ago, when resurrecting classical architecture in America was an eccentric idea. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026