REIGNITE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

reignite

verb

Definition of reignite

as in to rekindle

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Recent Examples of reignite Landing Fernandes and Tonali was extremely impressive, while Van Hecke and Van de Ven can reignite an excellent centre-back partnership that can be traced back to the Netherlands’ youth teams. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Higher oil prices could reignite inflation concerns, the midterm elections could unsettle investors and weak economic reports could produce sharp swings. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 And the producer argues that under the bigger tent of NBC, The Traitors has a chance to reignite the lost art of communal viewing despite what has become a highly fractured pop culture landscape. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 Cacioppo was at the center of an attempt to bring strip clubs to the River Market, which raised concerns among neighboring businesses that the move would reignite the mob violence that shook the River Market area throughout the 1970s. — Jack Harvel august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reignite

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reignite

Verb

This interaction can rekindle chemical reactions, creating additional local ozone on top of the fine particulate matter emitted from the fire.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Petco Park already is a year-round concert venue and event center, and the Padres could rekindle plans to develop a large parking lot near the ballpark.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rekindle

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It was supposed to relight its engines for a landing burn off the coast of Texas, simulating maneuvers required to return the booster back to the launch pad for recovery and reuse.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
The Warriors’ fading dynasty will have to try to relight its lamp without James.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026