reuniting
Meeting again finally
Reuniting is the act of coming back together after separation.
People reunite with family, friends, or former partners: The documentary follows a woman reuniting with the daughter she gave up for adoption.
Things reunite too—a band reuniting for a tour, factions reuniting under new leadership.
The word carries emotional weight, suggesting restoration of a bond that had been broken or interrupted.
Returning to one's origin
- kinshipState of being related
- siblingsFellow offspring
- relativesThose connected by blood
- householdDomestic unit of residents
embrace · estrangement · adoption · separation · long-lost · birthparents · genealogy · ancestry
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- healingRestoration of health
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
rapprochement · detente · olive-branch · harmony · mending · resolution · truce · mediation
Intense positive emotion
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- embraceHold closely in arms
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- reliefEasing of distress
anticipation · longing · bittersweet · overwhelming · heartwarming · closure · healing · gratitude
Restoring a broken link
- companionshipState of having company
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- acquaintancesPeople known slightly
- schoolmatesStudents attending together
colleagues · classmates · buddies · confidants · pals · comrades · mates · peers
Returning to one's origin
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
rendezvous · reception · banquet · potluck · anniversary · celebration · alumni · convocation
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
yearning · flashbacks · recollection · sentimentality · bygone · yesteryear · throwback · hiraeth
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
household · embrace · estrangement · adoption · separation · long-lost · birthparents · genealogy · ancestry · heritage
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
apology · rapprochement · detente · olive-branch · harmony · mending · resolution · truce · mediation · understanding
joy
Intense positive emotion
relief · anticipation · longing · bittersweet · overwhelming · heartwarming · closure · healing · gratitude · excitement
reconnection
Restoring a broken link
- companionshipState of having company
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- acquaintancesPeople known slightly
schoolmates · colleagues · classmates · buddies · confidants · pals · comrades · mates · peers · amigos
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- assemblyConstructing from components
congregation · rendezvous · reception · banquet · potluck · anniversary · celebration · alumni · convocation · festival
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
homesickness · yearning · flashbacks · recollection · sentimentality · bygone · yesteryear · throwback · hiraeth · retrospection
- reconcilingforgiving, apologizing, mending, peacemaking, mediating
- Relationship Repairforgiveness, reconciliation, making amends, mending, healing
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- friendship actssharing, helping, listening, supporting, forgiving
- restorationrestoration, repair, renovation, rebuilding, refurbishment
- theme park activitieswaiting in line, screaming, souvenir shopping, snacking, map reading
reunitingseparating
Dividing into parts
parting · parting ways · splitting up · breaking up · dividing
reunitingsevering
Cutting apart completely
cutting ties · disconnecting · detaching · disengaging · rupturing
reunitingestranging
Causing emotional separation
alienating · abandoning · leaving · forsaking · deserting
unit, union, unite, united, unity, reunion, uniting, unison, reunite