renewal
- noun
- /rɪˈnjuːəl/
- 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.
- I can smell the renewal, the rebirth.
- It says it brightens, boost skin renewal and refines skin texture.
- One of the tools that you have to do is self renewal.
- OK, have a renewal of the mind.
- And I think baptisms just mean renewal.
- There were all of a sudden now you know, people are getting prescription renewals via telehealth.
- Overnight it switches to repair and renewal and turns down the digestion processes.
- And we just signed a new lease, a renewal with our tenants like a month, less than a month prior.
- And the other area is normal cells in the body, which have to do with tissue renewal.
Examples
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Can a free society remain truly free without a constant renewal of its values?
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The ecumenical movement itself is a renewal movement, and renewal implies change.
Academic text (2015) -
OK, have a renewal of the mind.
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I have to get a renewal as soon as I can.
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This account comes up for renewal June one.
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The lease renewal came for the restaurant.
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His Q clearance is up for renewal.
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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
A new rise in activity or interest after a quiet period
Making something new and stronger after damage
Making a place or community active and healthy again
A new beginning when something is made or starts again
Bringing back a rule or practice after it stopped
Setting up something again after it stopped or failed
The process of becoming new or useful again after damage
Bringing something back to how it was before
A repair that returns something to its original condition
To make something again in a new or better way
To make something again after people destroy or lose it
Starting something again after it was paused or finished
A return of youthful energy and new strength
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Clearing and rebuilding old parts of a city to improve housing and services
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.