refinding
Discovering once more
Refinding is the act of finding something again after it was lost, forgotten, or set aside.
The term appears most often in contexts of personal rediscovery—refinding one's faith, refinding a sense of purpose, refinding joy in work.
It implies the thing was once possessed, then absent, now recovered: After years of doubt, she spoke of refinding her voice as an artist.
Taking possession again
- restorationReturning something to condition
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
healing · rebuilding · regaining · salvaging · rescuing · mending · restitution · comeback
Grasping what's true
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- clarityState of being understandable
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- understandingMental comprehension of something
awakening · recognition · rediscovering · perspective · reframing · enlightenment · discernment · fresh-eyes
Finding something previously known
- retrievalAct of getting back
- locatingDetermining position of
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- retracingFollowing a route again
scouring · sifting · hunting · unearthing · excavating · recovering · uncovering · stumbling
Restoring to flame
- reignitingLighting something anew
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
- reconnectingResuming a severed link
rededicating · recommitting · resparking · rebirth · renaissance · reinvention · transformation · returning
Recalled mental image
- recallMemory retrieval act
- rememberingRetaining past information
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
recognition · retrieval · rediscovery · anamnesis · déjà vu · triggers · associations · fragments
Intense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- hiraethBittersweet ache for lost home
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
sentimentality · reminiscence · reverie · bygone · halcyon · yesteryear · sepia-toned · vintage
reclaiming
Taking possession again
- restorationReturning something to condition
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- recuperationGradual return to health
rehabilitation · healing · rebuilding · regaining · salvaging · rescuing · mending · restitution · comeback · bounceback
realization
Grasping what's true
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- clarityState of being understandable
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
understanding · awakening · recognition · rediscovering · perspective · reframing · enlightenment · discernment · fresh-eyes · reconnecting
rediscovery
Finding something previously known
retracing · scouring · sifting · hunting · unearthing · excavating · recovering · uncovering · stumbling · serendipity
rekindling
Restoring to flame
- reignitingLighting something anew
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
reconnecting · rededicating · recommitting · resparking · rebirth · renaissance · reinvention · transformation · returning · revisiting
recollection
Recalled mental image
- recallMemory retrieval act
- rememberingRetaining past information
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
reminiscence · recognition · retrieval · rediscovery · anamnesis · déjà vu · triggers · associations · fragments · traces
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- hiraethBittersweet ache for lost home
homesickness · sentimentality · reminiscence · reverie · bygone · halcyon · yesteryear · sepia-toned · vintage · heirloom
refindingdiscovering
Finding what was hidden
unearthing · stumbling upon · coming across · encountering · pioneering
refindinglosing
Failing to win
misplacing · mislaying · forfeiting · forgetting · losing sight of
find, found, finding, finder, finders, unfound, newfound, findable