revivable
Able to restart
Revivable describes something that can be brought back to life, consciousness, or active use.
A patient whose heart has stopped may still be revivable through CPR.
The word applies equally to abstract things: Is this stalled project revivable, or should we start fresh?
An old tradition, a dormant relationship, or a wilting plant might all be revivable under the right conditions.
The opposite is irrevivable, though that word is rare; people usually say "beyond revival" or "past saving."
Renew something dormant
- reanimateRestore to life
- reawakenBecome alert again
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
- resurgentRising again after defeat
dormant · latent · moribund · stagnant · flagging · fading · waning · spark
Restoring vital functions
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- CPREmergency revival technique
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
paramedic · triage · stabilize · lifesaving · cardiopulmonary · coma · pulse · heartbeat
Old valued collectible
- furnitureMovable room objects
- artworkVisual creative production
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
preservation · refurbishment · rehabilitation · reconstruction · woodwork · craftsmanship · historic · façade
Finest taxonomic rank
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
extinct · reintroduction · rewilding · conservation · breeding · restoration · biodiversity · native
rekindle
Renew something dormant
- reanimateRestore to life
- reawakenBecome alert again
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
resurgent · dormant · latent · moribund · stagnant · flagging · fading · waning · spark · ember
resuscitation
Restoring vital functions
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- CPREmergency revival technique
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
flatline · paramedic · triage · stabilize · lifesaving · cardiopulmonary · coma · pulse · heartbeat · consciousness
antique
Old valued collectible
- furnitureMovable room objects
- artworkVisual creative production
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
heritage · preservation · refurbishment · rehabilitation · reconstruction · woodwork · craftsmanship · historic · façade · patina
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
endangered · extinct · reintroduction · rewilding · conservation · breeding · restoration · biodiversity · native · sanctuary
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- customHabitual group practice
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- dialectRegional language variety
heritage · practice · ritual · craft · endangered · extinct · indigenous · ancestral · folklore · ceremony
- Can Be Fixedfixable, repairable, mendable, correctable, reparable
revivableirrecoverable
Impossible to regain
unrecoverable · unsalvageable · irretrievable · past saving · unrestorable
revivablegone for good
extinct · deceased · finished · dead and buried · done for
survive, vivid, revive, revival, vitality, vitamin, revived, vivacious, reviving