Synonyms for restart

Most common

recommence · reinitiate · rebegin · resume · reboot

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To start again.

   All attempts to restart the engine failed.

2. n. 1

   The act of starting something again.

   After the restart of my browser, the problem went away.

Forms

Plural

restarts → resumptions, relaunches, revamps, recommencements…

Past participle

restarted
e.g. restarted → recommenced, reinitiated, rebegun, rebooted…

Example sentences

• resume She plans to resume playing soon in the orchestra.
• reboot A reboot is required to complete the installation.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

resume², reboot², revamp²

7 letters

rebegin

8 letters

relaunch²

10 letters

resumption³, recommence, reinitiate

11 letters

rebeginning

14 letters

recommencement

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (resume² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

recommencer

Italiano

ricominciare