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renewal

renewal

73 3.5
Making something new or making it last longer
  • noun
  • /rɪˈnjuːəl/
translation icon : renovación
  • Our contract's up for renewal... and they're trying to scare us.
  • renewal process
  • renewal program
  • reform and renewal

I can smell the renewal, the rebirth.

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Examples

  • Can a free society remain truly free without a constant renewal of its values?

  • The ecumenical movement itself is a renewal movement, and renewal implies change.

    Academic text (2015)
  • OK, have a renewal of the mind.

  • I have to get a renewal as soon as I can.

  • This account comes up for renewal June one.

  • The lease renewal came for the restaurant.

  • His Q clearance is up for renewal.

  • Attention restoration theory has to do with the renewal of a depleted capacity to focus attention.

    Academic text (1999)
  • If the contract allows for renewal, this is the time to negotiate improvements or more stringent terms.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I submitted my application for the renewal of my driver's license last week.

Synonyms

resurgence
vsrenewal
39 6.6

A new rise in activity or interest after a quiet period

refers to deliberate restoring or formal extension rather than a spontaneous activity rise
regeneration
vsrenewal
19 5.8

Making something new and stronger after damage

is the broader act of restoring or extending an item's period of validity
revitalization
vsrenewal
  • US
14 5.8

Making a place or community active and healthy again

is focused on restoring or extending use or official validity rather than only energy
regenesis
vsrenewal
1 8.8

A new beginning when something is made or starts again

is a general act of making something new again rather than full creation
reinstitution
vsrenewal
1 6.8

Bringing back a rule or practice after it stopped

is broader, including general restoration and extension of an item's validity
refounding
vsrenewal
1 6.6

Setting up something again after it stopped or failed

is not limited to institutions and covers any act of making something new
regeneracy
vsrenewal
8.7

The process of becoming new or useful again after damage

is the specific act of making something new again or extending validity
re-establishment
vsrenewal
4.9

Bringing something back to how it was before

is more general, covering any act that makes something new again
instauration
vsrenewal
  • Archaic
9.9

A repair that returns something to its original condition

is wider, including renewing condition or extending a thing's valid period
re-formation
vsrenewal
  • UK
5.8

To make something again in a new or better way

focuses on renewing or extending validity rather than only reshaping form
re-creation
vsrenewal
4.8

To make something again after people destroy or lose it

includes restoration or extending existing validity rather than only full recreation
reinitiation
vsrenewal
7.0

Starting something again after it was paused or finished

is about making something new or extending its validity, not merely restarting
rejuvenescence
vsrenewal
9.9

A return of youthful energy and new strength

is the general act of renewing or extending validity, not only youthfulness

Antonyms

37 4.4

To slowly fall into ruin because of age or neglect

Compounds

urban renewal
  • Specialized
7 3.6

Clearing and rebuilding old parts of a city to improve housing and services

1 6.4

The ability of a person, group, or cell to make new parts and stay active

How Thorough

to overhaul
35 4.6
restoration
98 3.4
renovation
105 3.1
renewal
73 3.5
to repair
365 1.0
touch-up
8 3.9

Surface Forms

renewal singular
renewals plural

Morphology

renewal = renew (transparent) = re + new + al

The suffix '-al' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the act or process of renewing.

Etymology

Renewal comes from the parts re- 'again' and new 'not old', the same roots you see in renew and new. So a renewal is making something 'new again', like getting your energy back or extending a subscription.