Synonyms for rekindle
rekin·dle

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1. rekindle

   Synonyms:
   reignite, resuscitate, reinspire, fan, refocillate, reinforce

   Antonyms:
   stifle, extinguish, smother, suppress, damp, quench

Princeton's WordNet

1. rekindleverb

   kindle anew, as of a fire

2. rekindleverb

   arouse again

   "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"

Matched Categories

1. • Arouse
   • Kindle

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1. List of paraphrases for "rekindle":

   revive, reignite, re-ignite, resuscitate, reanimate, reinvigorate, revitalize

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How to use rekindle in a sentence?

1. Albert Schweitzer:

   In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

2. Socrates:

   Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

3. Tom Malloy:

   We’re using Super Bowl as kind of an opportunity to maybe rekindle a relationship with people who have, you know, been out of the bar scene since COVID came, thank God Super Bowl has been helping us out.

4. Deutsche Bank analysts:

   Over the medium to longer term, however, we still believe that the prospect of rising rates should slow outflows as investors rekindle their love for the floating-rate nature of leveraged loans.

5. Socrates:

   Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.