Synonyms of revive

revive

verb

ri-ˈvīv 

1

as in to resurrect

to bring back to life, practice, or activity

an effort to revive the once-common custom of celebrating May 1 as a springtime festival of games and dances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resurrect
• renew
• rekindle
• restart
• revitalize
• reanimate
• resuscitate
• rejuvenate
• revivify
• regenerate
• recharge
• reactivate
• jump-start
• rewaken
• rewake
• kick-start
• reinvent
• refresh
• refreshen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kill
• suppress
• extinguish
• quench

2

as in to restore

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restore
• recreate
• refresh
• renew
• renovate
• regenerate
• replenish
• revitalize
• redevelop
• resuscitate
• rejuvenate
• freshen
• revivify
• repair
• recharge
• refurbish
• refreshen
• reclaim
• redesign
• reconstitute
• rehabilitate
• overhaul
• remodel
• refill
• remake
• recondition
• reengineer
• modernize
• redo
• update
• rehab
• resupply
• make over

3

as in to recover

to gain consciousness again

the patient eventually revived and was able to give us her name and address

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recover
• come to
• come around
• come round
• wake up
• awaken
• awake
• rally
• pull through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faint
• pass out
• black out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revive

In England, one of the great joys of the World Cup—right up there with filling in sticker books, reviving old pop songs, and watching Germany lose—is the tournament wall chart. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Proper care, including slow watering, balanced sunlight, and organic mulch, can help revive stressed hydrangeas. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

The exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox date back to the 1948 founding of Israel, when a small number of students sought to revive the Jewish scholarship system after it was decimated during the Holocaust. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

It was revived after he was deposed in 2003 and grew steadily, from nearly 2 million participants that year to about 20 million in the mid-2010s. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026