Synonyms for
Resumed
Definition
to begin again after a pause or interruption
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- resumed activity
- resumed control
- resumed work
- resumed negotiations
- resumed the discussion
- resumed operations
- resumed his seat
Word family
Usage note
While 'resume' is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts, its spelling can vary. In American English, it's 'resume', while in British English, it's often 'resumé' when referring to a curriculum vitae, but 'resume' when meaning to continue. The verb form is always 'resume'.
Example sentences
- I had to resume my homework after dinner.
- The meeting will resume at 2 PM.
- We can resume our conversation tomorrow.
- The music paused briefly and then resumed.
- The sports game was resumed after the rain stopped.
Quotes
My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of children themselves. You know that the predisposition of a child to its father's type of features is always strong. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
A society that has made ''nostalgia'' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. - Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism
I have resumed my pencil again; and as in the past so in the future, I will rely solely on its help. - Vincent van Gogh