regenerating
Restoring itself again
Regenerating describes the process of renewal, regrowth, or restoration.
Living tissue may be regenerating after injury: The lizard's tail is regenerating.
A neighborhood can be regenerating economically.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, regenerating health or mana replenishes automatically over time.
The word implies an ongoing process rather than a completed one.
Making current again
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- reinvigorationRestoring strength or energy
- restorationReturning something to condition
reviving · recharging · renewing · energizing · replenishing · rekindling · second wind · bounce back
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- renewalMaking current again
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
transformation · palingenesis · revival · reawakening · redemption · baptism · enlightenment · phoenix
Disposable soft paper
- cellsBasic biological units
- healingRestoration of health
- regrowthGrowing back again
- limbJointed bodily projection
axolotl · starfish · salamander · liver · skin · nerves · bone · cartilage
Restoring stored energy
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- solarOf the star
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- fuel cellElectrochemical power converter
capacitor · sustainable · renewable · recovery · braking · cycling · grid · storage
Replanting depleted woodlands
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
wetlands · coral · forest · prairie · watershed · biodiversity · conservation · reclamation
Rebuilding an existing area
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
renovation · reconstruction · repurposing · brownfield · infrastructure · downtown · neighborhood · rezoning
renewal
Making current again
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- reinvigorationRestoring strength or energy
restoration · reviving · recharging · renewing · energizing · replenishing · rekindling · second wind · bounce back · resurgence
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- renewalMaking current again
awakening · transformation · palingenesis · revival · reawakening · redemption · baptism · enlightenment · phoenix · karma
tissue
Disposable soft paper
limb · axolotl · starfish · salamander · liver · skin · nerves · bone · cartilage · stem cells
recharging
Restoring stored energy
fuel cell · capacitor · sustainable · renewable · recovery · braking · cycling · grid · storage · photovoltaic
reforestation
Replanting depleted woodlands
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
ecosystem · wetlands · coral · forest · prairie · watershed · biodiversity · conservation · reclamation · remediation
redevelopment
Rebuilding an existing area
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
rebuilding · renovation · reconstruction · repurposing · brownfield · infrastructure · downtown · neighborhood · rezoning · adaptive reuse
- reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
- plant conditionshealthy, diseased, wilted, dormant, flowering
- tissue stateshealthy, diseased, inflamed, necrotic, viable
- reconstructingrebuilding, reassembling, piecing together, putting back, reconstituting
- self-carebathing, self-care, renewal, brushing teeth, bath bombs
- starting overreset, reboot, refresh, reload, retry
regeneratingdegenerating
Progressively worsening over time
decaying · deteriorating · decomposing · atrophying · withering
regeneratingdying
Ceasing to live
declining · weakening · fading · wilting · languishing
regeneratingcollapsing
Falling inward suddenly
failing · degrading · crumbling · deteriorating · declining
- natural regenerationEcosystems recovering without intervention
- soil regenerationRenewing degraded earth's fertility
- cell regenerationBiological self-repair process
- tissue regenerationBiological self-repair of damage
- nerve regenerationRestoration of damaged axons
- skin regenerationTissue replacing damaged epidermis