Synonyms for recommence
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To begin again.
Forms
- Past participle
- recommenced
e.g. recommenced → resumed, restarted, renewed, rebooted…
Example sentences
- resume She plans to resume playing soon in the orchestra.
- restart Lukas desperately attempted to restart the engine.
- reboot A reboot is required to complete the installation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| recommence | steady | |
| resume | steady | |
| restart | rising | |
| reboot | rising | |
| reinitiate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- renew2
- 6 letters
- resume2, reboot2
- 7 letters
- restart2, rebegin
- 10 letters
- reinitiate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (renew2 = 2 syllables).