once more

Repeat the action

Once more means again or one more time, indicating repetition of an action or return to a previous state.

It often carries a sense of renewed effort or cyclical return: Once more, with feeling.

Let me try once more before giving up.

Spring has arrived once more.

repetition

again

Another time around

redo · rerun · anew · afresh · iteration · recurrence · restatement · retell · recount · rehash

encore

again

Another time around

ovation · bravo · standing ovation · bow · finale · performance · audience · theater · concert · recital

renewal

fresh start

Opportunity to restart unburdened

rejuvenation · regeneration · renaissance · rekindle · revitalize · reawaken · reinvigorate · restore · refresh · begin again

perseverance

try again

Repeat an effort

tenacity · grit · resolve · resilience · fortitude · steadfastness · endurance · doggedness · willpower · dedication

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Opposites
repetition vs. finality

once morenever again

Permanent refusal to repeat

for the last time · once and for all · finally · permanently · for good

novelty vs. recurrence

once moreinitially

At the outset

originally · at first · from the start · newly · freshly

Family

more, another time

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G