Synonyms for refresh
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Freshen
freshen, renew, revive, invigorate, restore, freshen up, enliven, renovate, quicken, cheer, recruit, brace, refreshen, stimulate, resuscitate, animate, arouse, revivify, exhilarate, vivify
Other
re-create, replenish, cool, relieve, divert, comfort, re-animate, refrigerate, delight
Definitions
- v. 1
To renew or revitalize.
Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
- v. 2
To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
Related words
- Word family
- refresher refreshful
- Phrases
- refresh rate
Forms
- Past participle
- refreshed
e.g. refreshed → freshened, renewed, revived, invigorated…
Example sentences
- renew Are you going to renew your lease when it expires?
- revive Benedito poured water on the plants to revive them.
- freshen Why don't you come to my house so you can freshen up?
- replenish He wanted to replenish the stock as soon as possible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| refresh | rising | |
| renew | steady | |
| revive | steady | |
| freshen | rising | |
| invigorate | rising | |
| replenish | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1
- 5 letters
- cheer1, renew2, brace1
- 6 letters
- review2, revive2, divert2, arouse2, vivify
- 7 letters
- comfort2, restore2, delight2, recruit2, relieve2, animate3, freshen2, quicken2, enliven3
- 8 letters
- renovate3, revivify
- 9 letters
- stimulate3, replenish3, refreshen
- 10 letters
- invigorate4, exhilarate4
- 11 letters
- refrigerate4, resuscitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (renew2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rafraîchir
- Deutsch
- erfrischen