RENEWAL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

renewal

noun

ri-ˈnü-əl

Definition of renewal

as in repetition

the act of saying or doing over again a campaign season that witnessed the endless renewal of the same stupid charges and countercharges

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Relevance

as in revival

the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity roller-skating experienced a major renewal after the introduction of in-line skates

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Recent Examples of renewal Ritchson posted about the renewal on his Instagram in October 2024. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Each of Pennsylvania’s 2,562 municipalities maintains its own license requirements, each with its own exam, experience requirements, and renewal cycle, and no reciprocity between them. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue lifetime disabled parking permits, removing the current four-year renewal requirement, to people with a permanent dismemberment or an amputation (HB 961). — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for renewal

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Noun

For each exercise, aim for two to three sets of 8-12 repetitions, two to three times per week on non-consecutive days.

— Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
If the change introduces a new logic or compliance requirement, expect a longer runway, repetition and coaching in the flow of work.

— Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of repetition

Noun

His two goals and man-of-the-match performance against Canada in Morocco’s 3-0 win in this World Cup feels like the culmination of his revival, an upward point on a satisfying narrative arc.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Explore the revival of gardens, porches, and patios inspired by the charm of years past.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Definition of revival

Noun

That combination is why College Football 27 reads as the high point of EA's football resurgence, the same late-prime form that carried its recent UFC entry.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
With a roster built around aging veterans in Domantas Sabonis, 30, DeMar DeRozan, 36, and Zach LaVine, 31, Acuff will be asked to help lead the franchise’s next resurgence.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of resurgence

Noun

For Martin, the only guy in the clubhouse to play for Tony La Russa, it’s been like a baseball rebirth.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of rebirth

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