revival

Coming back again

Revival is the act of bringing something back—to life, to consciousness, to use, or to prominence.

A patient experiences revival after resuscitation.

A revival of interest in vinyl records means renewed popularity.

In religion, a revival is a period or meeting aimed at reawakening spiritual fervor: tent revival, revival meeting.

In theater, a revival is a new production of an old play or musical: the Broadway revival of Oklahoma!

personal

renewal

Making current again

comeback · reawakening · rekindling · refreshment · restoration · new lease · energy · vitality · resurgence · rebirth

economic

recovery

Regaining what was lost

turnaround · boom · stimulus · growth · comeback · reinvestment · revitalization · gentrification · redevelopment · renewal

religious

evangelism

Promoting beliefs to others

conversion · salvation · redemption · repentance · testimony · awakening · crusade · congregation · sermon · baptism

cultural

renaissance

Period of renewed vitality

preservation · restoration · movement · resurgence · folklore · handicrafts · festivals · indigenous · ceremonies · dialects

medical

resuscitation

Restoring vital functions

lifesaving · emergency · paramedic · reanimation · pulse · breathing · crash cart · first aid · Heimlich · rescue breathing

theatrical

restaging

Reviving a performance anew

repertory · encore · reinterpretation · cast · director · premiere · box office · staging · run · opening night

Categories
Opposites
vitality/existence

revivaldeath

Cessation of life

extinction · expiration · demise · dying · perishing

trajectory/trend

revivaldecline

Decrease or refuse

downturn · deterioration · decay · waning · collapse

cultural/social momentum

revivaldisappearance

Act of going missing

obsolescence · abandonment · forgetting · dying out · fading

Phrases
Family

revive, revived, reviving, revives, reviver, revivalist, revivify, revivals, revivalism

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G