reassumed

Picked up again

Reassumed is the past tense of reassume—to take up again something previously held or abandoned.

A monarch reassumes the throne after exile.

Someone reassumes responsibilities after a leave of absence.

She reassumed her maiden name after the divorce.

The word implies returning to a former state or role rather than starting fresh.

resumption

restarted

Initiated once more

readopted · repossessed · reoccupied · reacquired · reestablished · reentered · reactivated · reembraced · reaffirmed · reintegrated

control

command

Authoritative instruction given

leadership · dominance · management · sovereignty · reign · helm · charge · rule · oversight · jurisdiction

responsibility

accountability

Obligation for one's actions

charge · trust · liability · burden · role · mandate · custody · guardianship · answerability · stewardship

identity

role

Position or part

position · title · name · status · mantle · mask · stance · demeanor · bearing

Opposites
taking back vs. giving up

reassumedrelinquished

Gave up possession of

abandoned · gave up · surrendered · renounced · forfeited

resumption vs. cessation

reassumeddiscontinued

No longer available

terminated · ceased · ended · stopped · halted

acceptance vs. rejection of return

reassumedrejected

Refused or turned away

denied · refused · declined · repudiated · spurned

Family

reassume, reassuming, reassumes

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