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Synonyms for recur

  • verb

Most common

repeat re-occur revert recede recurse

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Repeat — of an event, situation, etc., to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly

repeat, re-occur, rehappen rare

2. Recede

come back, return, recede, go back, revert

Other

re-sort, recurse

Antonyms

digress

All antonyms of recur →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

    The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.

  2. v. 2

    Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly. Of a disease or symptom: to happen again, especially repeatedly or after a remission or an apparent recovery.

Related words

Word family
recurrence recurrent recurring

Forms

Past participle
recurred
e.g. recurred → repeated, re-occurred, rehappened, return'd…

Example sentences

  • repeat History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
  • revert Felix went to a psychic to help him revert that curse.
  • recede My memory of her has begun to recede.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
recursteady
repeatrising
revertfalling
recedefalling
recurserising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
return2, repeat2, revert2, recede2
7 letters
recurse
8 letters
rehappen

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (return2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
réapparaître