Antonyms for renewingre·new·ing

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1. renewingnoun

   A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change, often suggesting repeated or continual change; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty. Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change, always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration.

   Antonyms:
   constancy, continuance, firmness, fixedness, fixity, identity, invariability, permanence, persistence, steadiness, unchangeableness, uniformity

   Synonyms:
   alteration, change, change, conversion, diversity, innovation, mutation, novelty, regeneration, renewal, revolution, transformation, transition, transmutation, variation, variety, vicissitude

   Preposition:
   We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalisingadjective

   tending to impart new life and vigor to

   "the renewing warmth of the sunshine"

   Antonyms:
   debilitating

   Synonyms:
   restorative, recuperative, revitalizing, revitalising, reviving

How to use renewing in a sentence?

1. Oliver Plunkett:

   Part of our motivation for renewing the search was to try to provide some answers to those affected. It is therefore with a heavy heart that we end our current search without having achieved that aim.

2. George Georgakopoulos:

   Renewing the 48-hour strikes is what we have in mind, we recognise there is an inconvenience for passengers and that is why we ask the government to resolve the matter the soonest.

3. Joan Walsh:

   So it’s true: after 12 years on MSNBC, six on contract, I learned Friday night they are not renewing, i’ve given my heart and soul to the network, from the George W. Bush years through today. I’m proud of the work I did.

4. Mark Nicholson:

   It had nothing to do with finding what was wrong. It was all about renewing my prescription.

5. David Makovsky:

   I think the most likely prospect you'll get with the Donald Trumps visit is the prospect of possibly renewing talks between Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas which would be significant after seven years.

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