Resurgence
n.hopeful, energeticformal
What it means
A strong return or increase after a period of decline.
Reach for it when describing renewed activity whose scale is visibly rising
The new trail brought a resurgence of interest in the valley.
Choose between these
6- playful
comeback
a popular return suits informal praise
not when Comeback often concerns a person.
- everyday
a favorable trend is increasing
not when Upswing need not follow disappearance.
- warm
activity or popularity returns
not when Revival may be gentle.
- professional
a measure rises after falling
not when Rebound may be temporary.
- formal
reemergence
something becomes visible again
not when Reemergence says nothing about strength.
- literary
broad creative renewal is underway
not when Renaissance is stronger and cultural.
Said against
3- decline
- collapse
- disappearance
It naturally appears in
3- resurgence of interest
A podcast prompted a resurgence of interest in the archive.
- economic resurgence
Small manufacturers led the town's economic resurgence.
- recent resurgence
The recent resurgence of hedgelaying created apprenticeships.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: revival after interruption opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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