Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb renew

2 senses of renew

Sense 1
regenerate, renew -- (reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership")
       => re-create -- (create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale")

Sense 2
reincarnate, renew -- (cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market")
       => regenerate, restore, rejuvenate -- (return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me")

Antonyms of adj renewing

1 sense of renewing

Sense 1
renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising -- (tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine")

INDIRECT (VIA invigorating) -> debilitating -- (impairing the strength and vitality)

Similarity of adj renewing

1 sense of renewing

Sense 1
renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising -- (tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine")
       => invigorating (vs. debilitating) -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")