REVIVES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

revives

verb

present tense third-person singular of revive

as in resurrects

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

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as in restores

to bring back to a former condition or vigor around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee

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as in recovers

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

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Recent Examples of revives Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales. — FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Storm on Sesame Street also revives a theme the franchise has tackled before. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 July 2026 The latest attacks on Iran come as the United States revives its blockade of Iranian shipping as the two sides vie to control the Strait of Hormuz. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The disaster revives memories of previous nightclub fires in Thailand, including deadly blazes in 2009 and 2022, and raises fresh questions about enforcement of safety standards. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Once Vega is satisfied and the LASD crew departs, Sugar emerges from his hiding place and revives Ji in the nick of time. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026 Country star Garth Brooks is returning to arenas with a new tour that revives one of his most iconic stage features and offers fans the same ticket price for every seat. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 The watch revives the brand’s iconic A384 case from 1969, faithfully reproduced in its distinctive 37mm tonneau shape. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Another highlight will come through the Air Force 1 Low, as Nike revives the ’01 construction that’ll excite many collectors. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

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Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of resurrects

Verb

The one legal exception to this permanent rollback is if the governor personally restores an individual’s right to vote.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Symbolically, the death of Husayn represents the shattering of the world, and Arbaeen restores it.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

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Indeed, a margin call does not care how good your research is or whether a stock eventually recovers.

— Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thus, Williams is on a daily pitch count this camp, such as 20 plays Wednesday, according to Chris Foerster, the 49ers’ offensive line coach who’s also their frontman while Kyle Shanahan recovers from a July 14 car crash.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of recovers

Verb

At the moment, that’s determined by whether the Best Player at the recent World Cup won by his country Spain renews a contract which expires on June 30, 2027 at the Etihad or returns home to the Spanish capital by agreeing to join Real Madrid.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
This amendment renews a sales tax that enables Missouri’s state parks to be free and that funds conservation programs.

— New York Times, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of renews

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The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Tropical Islands recreates a balmy paradise in an old airship hangar about an hour from Berlin.

— Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Definition of recreates

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That three-week period comes to an end for those who were eliminated at the round of 32 (played between June 29 and July 3) this week.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The first use case that comes to mind for me is knowledge distribution at the shift level.

— Harmjan Derksen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of comes to

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That kind of deal had been the standard procedure in recent years, with teams paying players big money early and reaping the benefits of those extra prime years before a third deal comes around.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
This move comes around two years after he was elected in a landslide victory.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026

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