resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

Did you know?

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

The 2025-26 roster becomes the focus after the resurgent Red Storm’s storybook season ended in disappointment with Saturday’s upset loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament’s second round. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025

Those stories happened in the U.S. as well, with Cynthia McFadden (who co-anchored the show from 2005 to 2014) recalling her 2012 reporting on resurgent white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan. —Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025

Juventus are currently tracking for 68 points and still face away games to a resurgent Roma (currently 7th), Bologna (4th) and Lazio (6th). —Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, the Middle East is a crucible of enduring tensions, the Ukraine crisis continues to destabilize Europe, and the European Union itself faces a troubling swing to the right, fueled by resurgent nationalism. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 22 Mar. 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