rekindling
Starting fire again
Rekindling is reviving something that had faded or gone out.
The literal sense involves fire: rekindling the embers of last night's campfire.
More often the word appears figuratively for relationships, interests, or emotions that have lapsed: rekindling an old romance, rekindling her passion for painting.
The image is of coaxing dormant coals back to flame.
Starting combustion process
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- blazeIntense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
tinder · hearth · bonfire · torch · fireplace · combustion · glow · flicker
Return after dormancy
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- restorationReturning something to condition
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
revitalization · renaissance · comeback · resurrection · regeneration · reinvigoration · reactivation · resuscitation
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- loveIntense fond attachment
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
affection · longing · yearning · devotion · infatuation · ardor · courtship · flirtation
Restoring a broken link
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
closeness · estrangement · forgiveness · reunion · mending · reaching out · old friends · lost touch
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- reconnectingResuming a severed link
remembrance · retrospection · memoir · old photos · keepsakes · mementos · reunions · childhood
Intense eager enjoyment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- curiosityDesire to learn
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
hobby · pursuit · rediscovery · engagement · fascination · zeal · fervor · dedication
ignition
Starting combustion process
flames · tinder · hearth · bonfire · torch · fireplace · combustion · glow · flicker · stoking
resurgence
Return after dormancy
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- restorationReturning something to condition
reawakening · revitalization · renaissance · comeback · resurrection · regeneration · reinvigoration · reactivation · resuscitation · recovery
passion
Intense emotional drive
reconnection · affection · longing · yearning · devotion · infatuation · ardor · courtship · flirtation · spark
reconnection
Restoring a broken link
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
rapport · closeness · estrangement · forgiveness · reunion · mending · reaching out · old friends · lost touch · rebuilding
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
reconnecting · remembrance · retrospection · memoir · old photos · keepsakes · mementos · reunions · childhood · heritage
enthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- curiosityDesire to learn
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
inspiration · hobby · pursuit · rediscovery · engagement · fascination · zeal · fervor · dedication · commitment
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- reconnectingreunion, reconciliation, renewal, mending, catching up
- Relationship Repairforgiveness, reconciliation, making amends, mending, healing
- flare-upsflare-up, exacerbation, relapse, outbreak, episode
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
rekindlingextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
quenching · dousing · smothering · snuffing out · putting out
rekindlingextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
ending · abandoning · letting go · severing · breaking off
rekindlingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
extinguishing · giving up · suppressing · quashing · killing
- rekindling relationshipsReviving lapsed personal bonds