reignited

Sparked back up

Reignited is the past tense of reignite—to light again something that had gone out, or to revive something that had faded.

A fire reignites when embers catch fresh fuel.

More often figurative: The controversy reignited after new evidence emerged.

Their romance reignited years later.

The prefix re- emphasizes resumption after a period of dormancy.

passion

rekindled

Made to burn again

longing · yearning · devotion · flame · fire · intensity · enthusiasm · zeal · love · infatuation

spark

ember

Glowing coal fragment

glow · blaze · torch · fire · combustion · smolder

revival

resurgence

Return after dormancy

resuscitation · restoration · revitalization · renaissance · regeneration · reactivation · reinvigoration · comeback · recovery · reemergence

conflict

feud

Bitter ongoing rivalry

  • rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
  • hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
  • tensionsStates of strained relations

dispute · war · animosity · controversy · debate · enmity · grudge · strife · vendetta · confrontation

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Opposites
combustion/flame state

reignitedextinguished

Made to stop burning

put out · quenched · smothered · doused · stamped out

revival/renewal

reignitedextinguished

Made to stop burning

ended · terminated · killed · quashed · suppressed

passion/interest/conflict resumption

reignitedextinguished

Made to stop burning

quelled · suppressed · crushed · cooled · dampened

Family

reignite, reignites, reigniting, reignition, reignitions

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