starting afresh
Wiping the slate
Starting afresh means beginning again from the beginning, especially after a failure, setback, or unsatisfying situation.
The phrase implies leaving behind what came before and approaching something with renewed energy or a clean slate: After the divorce, she moved to Portland and started afresh.
It carries more optimism than simply starting over—there's a sense of freshness and possibility in the new attempt.
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- new lease on lifeRenewed vitality and purpose
- commencementAct of starting
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
shift · adaptation · regeneration · launch · transformation · renaissance · reorientation · restoration · clean slate · blank page · turning over a new leaf · new chapter · rebuilding · conversion · metamorphosis · reawakening · migration · debut
starting afreshcarrying on
Maintaining activity despite obstacles
persisting · keeping on · keeping going · sticking with it · same old same old
starting afreshholding on
Maintaining one's grip
living in the past · stagnating · treading water · going through the motions
starting afreshwrapping up
Completing a task
winding down · concluding · ending · completing · calling it quits
start, starting, starts, started, starter, starters, restart, restarting, restarted