Synonyms of resume

resume 1 of 2

verb

ri-ˈzüm 

as in to continue

to begin again or return to after an interruption

we resumed the game as soon as the rain had passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continue
• restart
• reopen
• proceed (with)
• renew
• revive
• pick up
• resuscitate
• recrudesce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complete
• finish
• conclude
• end
• consummate
• finalize
• stop
• check
• stay
• cease
• halt
• quit
• cut
• can
• terminate
• drop
• shut off
• discontinue
• break
• desist
• scuttle
• leave off
• knock off
• belay

résumé

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noun

ˈre-zə-ˌmā 

variants or resume also resumé

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a book on the assassination that is in effect a résumé of all of the evidence that points to a conspiracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• digest
• sum
• brief
• synopsis
• outline
• summarization
• inventory
• recapitulation
• précis
• rundown
• recap
• roundup
• encapsulation
• sum-up
• run-through
• summing-up
• summa
• capsule
• conspectus
• abstract
• condensation
• breviary
• wrap-up
• compendium
• conclusion
• epitome
• shortening
• curtailment
• streamlining
• abbreviation
• reprise
• abridgment
• rehash
• compend
• simplification
• epilogue

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• amplification
• enlargement
• supplement
• addendum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resume

Verb

At Dhunge Bazaar after the rain had cleared — three JCB diggers resumed the painstaking task of reopening the road up to the China border where communities are still stranded following deadly landslides on Wednesday. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Harry and Meghan are not expected to resume their former roles as working members of the royal family. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Noun

The Golden State Valkyries no longer have a Minnesota-sized hole in their two-year resume. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

But his resume looks oddly familiar to the guy who is doing just that in Bloomington, and one of these programs that is looking to zig while everyone else zags owes it to their fans to try something different. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026