regeneration

[ri-jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / rɪˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

conversion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rebirth reclamation reconstruction transformation

STRONG

about-face alteration changeover exchange flip-flop flux growth innovation metamorphosis modification novelty passage passing permutation progress qualification reformation reorganization resolution resolving reversal switch transfiguration translation transmogrification transmutation turning

WEAK

change of heart metanoia metasis proselytization remodelling see the light turning around

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease stagnation

Example Sentences

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"This significant research brought together three labs, working across three organisms to compare regeneration," said Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Josh Currie, whose lab studies the Mexican axolotl salamander.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Many voters in the town said they had no faith the council could deliver the regeneration they promised would follow its destruction.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The researchers found that SP8 is especially important for limb regeneration in salamanders.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

There are major plans in the pipeline to deliver more than 10,000 homes in the city centre amid claims Plymouth is about to experience the biggest regeneration since it was rebuilt after World War Two.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

This might have been the end of Wormtail, and of my last hope for regeneration.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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