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Synonyms for resume

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

summarize sum up sum take back return restart

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Summarize

summarize, summarise UK, sum up, sum

2. Continue

take back, return, continue, go on, pick up on

3. Restart

restart, recommence, renew

Other

recover, regain, reassume

Noun

1. Survey

survey, sketch

Other

curriculum vitae, summary, precis, take-up

Antonyms

interrupt, suspend

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.

    We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.

  2. v. 2

    To start again after an interruption or pause.

    Normal service has resumed.

  3. n. 1

    A summary or synopsis.

Related words

Word family
resumption
Other spellings
resumé résumé

Forms

Plural
resumes → surveys, sketches, summaries, precises…
Past participle
resumed
e.g. resumed → summarized, summed, return'd, continued…

Example sentences

  • continue We have to continue doing this until it gets done.
  • restart Lukas desperately attempted to restart the engine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
resumesteady
continuesteady
restartrising
reassumefalling

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

By length

3 letters
sum1
5 letters
renew2
6 letters
return2, survey2, sketch1, regain2, precis2
7 letters
summary3, recover3, restart2
8 letters
continue3, reassume3
9 letters
summarize3, summarise
10 letters
recommence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (renew2 = 2 syllables).