resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

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Resurgent means literally a "rising again". We may speak of a resurgent baseball team, a resurgent steel industry, the resurgence of jogging, or a resurgence of violence in a war zone. Resurgence is particularly prominent in its Italian translation, risorgimento. In the 19th century, when the Italian peninsula consisted of a number of small independent states, a popular movement known as the Risorgimento managed to unify the peninsula and create the modern state of Italy in 1870.

Examples of resurgent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So three nominations — Best Comedy Series and Best Actor and Actress nods for Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, respectively — feels resurgent. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

The superstar third baseman had a resurgent year, being named an All-Star for the first time since 2019. —Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

Mulligan’s hair was chopped into a bob, among the resurgent hair trends for 2025. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 2025

Chief among its villains is Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, a master manipulator who takes advantage of her former lover Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont’s resurgent desire for her with a wager that ultimately dooms them both. —Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgent-, resurgens, present participle of resurgere

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resurgent

• convergent
• detergent
• divergent
• emergent
• insurgent
• serjeant
• urgent

Kids Definition

resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent -jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence