refresher

Quick review session

A refresher is something that renews or restores—most often knowledge or skills that have grown rusty.

A refresher course reviews material previously learned.

The word also applies to anything that revives: a refreshing drink, a brief rest, or a quick review before a meeting.

In British legal usage, a refresher is an additional fee paid to a barrister during a prolonged case.

course

training

Developing abilities through practice

seminar · recap · brush-up · retraining · update · lesson · primer · overview · summary · webinar

revival

revitalization

Restoring vigor or vitality

boost · pick-me-up · restorative · invigoration · energizer · stimulant · tonic · uplift · wake-up · reinvigoration

drink

lemonade

Sweetened citrus beverage

spritzer · seltzer · punch · slushie · cola · cordial · fizz · cooler · lassi · horchata

reminder

prompt

Incite to action

  • nudgeGentle push to prompt
  • cueTrigger for action
  • memoBrief internal message

notification · alert · jog · tickler · aide-memoire · hint · prod · recall · reinforcement · follow-up

Categories
Opposites
learning/training type

refresherbeginner course

Initial instruction for newcomers

orientation · primer · onboarding · basic training · basics

effect on mental/physical state

refreshersedative

Drug promoting calm

depressant · drainer · tranquilizer · soporific · downer

Phrases
Family

refresh, refreshing, refreshment, refreshed, refreshes, unrefreshed, refreshingly, refreshers, refreshable

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G