REVIVAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

revival

noun

ri-ˈvī-vəl

Definition of revival

as in resurgence

the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity there was a revival of interest in the author's classic horror stories after a film version of his best-known tale was released

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Recent Examples of revival SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korean stocks rallied Thursday, lifting the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull market as a global revival in the AI trade fuels a sharp recovery after last month’s historic sell-off. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Many others in the moment hoped that Nixon’s transgressions would spark something of a democratic revival to check the dangerous tendencies that had made Watergate possible. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Mainstream pop has spent years mining this and similar eras, most visibly in the neon synth-pop of the Weeknd and the disco revival around Dua Lipa. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 The revival is directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by the late Ann Reinking. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revival

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revival

Noun

Machado’s hot streak — and the resurgence of the other Padres stars — has vaulted them into a playoff spot.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That may help explain why Garfield welcomes the resurgence of VHS and other analog technology among younger audiences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of resurgence

Noun

Still, it’s been 10 years since the wordmark was updated, and in the current fruit fly life cycle of frenzied tech rebirths, that’s almost staid.

— Aurich Lawson, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Back then, the Saints were a symbol of hope and rebirth in their city, which was still rebuilding from the widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina four years earlier.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebirth

Noun

As the renewal was pending, the company made a deal with the Greenland Airports authority to store equipment at the nearby Nerlerit Inaat Airport.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
The right mix of true and imagined can give the simplest of humane narratives — in this case, the possibility of renewal in an epidemic of hurt — a fresher chance to touch us.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026