return to life
Rise from death
Return to life describes coming back from death or a death-like state—resurrection, revival, or reanimation.
The phrase often appears in religious or fantastical contexts: Lazarus returned to life after four days in the tomb.
Figuratively, it applies to anything that seemed dead but revives: The abandoned project returned to life when new funding arrived.
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- come backReturn after absence
- resuscitateRestore to consciousness
- near death experienceSurviving a life-threatening crisis
- renewMake valid again
resurrection · rise from the dead · reincarnation · born again · regenerate · rekindle · refresh · rejuvenate · awakening · reanimate · zombie apocalypse · afterlife · recover · rebirth · restore · energize · phoenix · heal
return to lifedie
Stop being alive
pass away · perish · expire · meet one's end · cease to exist
return to lifeeternal rest
Euphemism for death
oblivion · annihilation · no return · extinction · nonexistence
return to lifefade away
Diminish gradually to nothing
wither · decline · deteriorate · waste away · come to an end
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