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resurgent

resurgent

11 6.7
Growing stronger or more popular after a time of little activity
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈsɜrdʒənt/
: resurgente
  • After a decade of decline, the city's resurgent arts scene has attracted many new visitors.
  • resurgent nationalism
  • resurgent socialism
  • resurgent power

Blood and soil nationalism is resurgent.

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Examples

  • Recently, however, federalism has become a rallying cry for resurgent conservatives in Congress and state government.

    Academic text (1995)
  • OK, so today we're talking about the resurgent right in the West.

  • The year 1995 ended with what appeared to be a resurgent NATO.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A century ago, Islam appeared to be in retreat; today it is resurgent.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We can thank Andrew Luck and the resurgent 2012 version of the Colts for that.

    Blog text (19)
  • Defeating the resurgent Taliban will require a significant increase in NATO forces, and that will require U.S. leadership.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Power transitions, resurgent Asian nationalism, and poor policy choices in Washington have supposedly undermined U.S. leadership in Asia.

    Academic text (2007)
  • As the resurgent Angels prepare to meet their longtime Nemesis, the Detroit Tigers…

  • Nevertheless, they continued to support Pinochet because they feared resurgent socialism in the wake of the 1983-84 economic debacle.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Moreover, the feminism of the time was closely allied with a resurgent pacifism that resented masculine honor for other reasons.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

revitalized
vsresurgent
  • US
6 4.4

Full of new life and energy

is more about rising use or popularity after a quiet period
renascent
vsresurgent
1 9.3

Becoming active or strong again after a time of weakness

is a return marked by increasing activity or popularity after a lull
reemergent
vsresurgent
1 7.4

Appearing again after being hidden or gone

focuses on increased occurrence or revival rather than mere reappearance

Antonyms

43 4.8

Not moving or changing and showing little activity

7 2.3

Not moving and not showing much physical or mental energy

How Intense

booming
37 3.4
flourishing
8 4.2
resurgent
11 6.7
reviving
1 3.6
recovering
123 3.2

Surface Forms

resurgent positive

Morphology

resurgent = resurge (semi-transparent) = re + surg + ent

From the verb 'resurge', the adjective means 'rising again' fairly directly, though the -ent formation is not highly productive for many learners.

Etymology

Resurgent comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and surg meaning 'to rise', the same root as in surge. So something resurgent is 'rising again' after a quiet or low period.