Synonyms of reviving

reviving 1 of 2

adjective

as in refreshing

having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind

took a reviving vacation in the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refreshing
• restorative
• rejuvenating
• stimulating
• vitalizing
• vital
• bracing
• medicinal
• tonic
• stimulative
• cordial
• invigorating
• strengthening
• healthy
• animating
• therapeutic
• beneficial
• conditioning
• helpful
• quickening
• rectifying
• curing
• curative
• exhilarating
• life-giving
• healthful
• remedial
• sharp
• reformative
• rehabilitative
• recuperative
• reparative
• corrective
• salutary
• reformatory
• wholesome
• remedying
• salubrious
• exhilarative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• weakening
• debilitating
• deadening
• exhausting
• numbing
• injurious
• pernicious
• sapping
• deleterious
• enfeebling
• wearying
• enervating
• noxious
• unhealthy
• unwholesome
• unhealthful
• insalubrious

reviving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of revive

1

as in resurrecting

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• suppressing
• extinguishing
• quenching

2

as in restoring

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

• restoring
• recreating
• refreshing
• renewing
• renovating
• regenerating
• replenishing
• redeveloping
• repairing
• revitalizing
• resuscitating
• rejuvenating
• revivifying
• freshening
• recharging
• refurbishing
• redesigning
• overhauling
• reclaiming
• remodeling
• rehabilitating
• refreshening
• reconstituting
• remaking
• refilling
• updating
• reconditioning
• reengineering
• modernizing
• rehabbing
• redoing
• resupplying
• making over

3

as in recovering

to gain consciousness again

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• coming to
• coming around
• rallying
• coming round
• awaking
• awakening
• waking up
• pulling through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing out
• fainting
• blacking out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reviving

Verb

Singh, who at one time built houses for a living, believes a key element to reviving Norwich is making developers feel welcome. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Black Americans were struggling against the legacy of Jim Crow, and Abdeen interned with Ernest Goodman, a civil-rights lawyer who was reviving the National Lawyers Guild, a collective of progressive legal professionals. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

By reviving old equipment and personally handling some repairs, Pereira’s team is taking a wildly different approach with a target date to reopen this fall. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

But neither government tackled the harder work — cutting bureaucracy, reviving innovation, boosting productivity, making labor markets more meritocratic, closing the gender pay gap, or restoring Tokyo’s standing as Asia's financial hub. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Guo is credited with reviving a type of traditional Chinese comedy called crosstalk and is a household name in China. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Undefeated reviving its Air Jordan 4 collaboration in 2025 continues to be the focus of debate as sneakerheads argue about the merits of making the once-rare sneakers more widely available. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Georgia Power’s deal to provide electricity to a massive, OpenAI campus planned near Savannah is drawing regulators’ scrutiny and reviving debates about how to keep residential customers safe from the facilities’ costs. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026

With Prince George's first day at Eton approaching, the Prince and Princess of Wales are reportedly considering reviving the press truce that protected the early days of their own romance. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026