repopularizing
Making trendy again
Repopularizing is bringing something back into popular favor after a period of decline or obscurity.
A musician might be credited with repopularizing vinyl records, or a film with repopularizing a forgotten novel.
The word implies the thing was once popular, fell out of fashion, and is now enjoying renewed attention: The documentary is repopularizing traditional crafts among younger generations.
Return after dormancy
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
reemergence · reawakening · revitalization · restoration · rejuvenation · rekindling · reclamation · reestablishment
Spreading quickly online
- influencersPeople with online sway
- hashtagsMetadata labels for posts
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- challengesDifficulties requiring effort
algorithm · mainstream · zeitgeist · word-of-mouth · endorsement · celebrity · fandoms · Gen-Z
Recalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
recollection · memories · bygone · halcyon · throwback · childhood · memorabilia · retrospective
Quality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
traditional · quaint · old-school · mid-century · analog · vinyl · cassette · rotary
resurgence
Return after dormancy
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- comebackRecovery after decline
reintroduction · reemergence · reawakening · revitalization · restoration · rejuvenation · rekindling · reclamation · reestablishment · reinvigoration
viral
Spreading quickly online
- influencersPeople with online sway
- hashtagsMetadata labels for posts
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
challenges · algorithm · mainstream · zeitgeist · word-of-mouth · endorsement · celebrity · fandoms · Gen-Z · millennial
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
longing · recollection · memories · bygone · halcyon · throwback · childhood · memorabilia · retrospective · heritage
vintage
Quality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- time-honoredRespected due to age
period · traditional · quaint · old-school · mid-century · analog · vinyl · cassette · rotary · typewriter
repopularizingdiminishing
Becoming progressively less
tanking · marginalizing · burying · sidelining · fading
repopularizingforgetting
Failing to retain memories
erasing · abandoning · burying · suppressing · obscuring
popular, population, popularity, populate, populace, popularize, populous, popularized, populist