restarting

Going back over

Restarting is beginning again after a pause or stoppage.

You restart a stalled car, a frozen computer, or a conversation that trailed off.

After restarting the router, the connection worked fine.

The word implies returning to an initial state before proceeding: She kept restarting the paragraph, unable to get the opening right.

life

reinventing

Remaking something fundamentally

second chance · turnaround · transformation · rehabilitation · rebirth · renewal · comeback · reinvention · reset · clean slate

process

rebooting

Powering up again

reactivating · retriggering · cycling · rerunning · reprocessing · reinstatement · reconfiguring · re-establishing · regenerating · reinitiating

technology

rebooting

Powering up again

powering up · initializing · relaunching · booting · reconnecting · reinstalling · updating · restoring · recovering · troubleshooting

beginning

recommencing

Starting anew after pause

continuing · relaunching · reopening · reinitializing · kicking off · getting back · returning · revival · reactivating · reengaging

Categories
Opposites
continuation vs. initiation

restartingcontinuing

Going on without stopping

resuming · carrying on · maintaining · persisting · proceeding

activation state

restartingstopping

Ceasing to continue

halting · shutting down · turning off · powering down · deactivating

process lifecycle

restartingstopping

Ceasing to continue

ending · finishing · terminating · ceasing · halting

Family

start, started, startle, starting, starter, restart, starts, starters, restarted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G