Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb revitalize
2 senses of revitalize
Sense 1
regenerate, revitalize -- (restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient")
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -- (to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes")
Sense 2
revitalize, revitalise -- (give new life or vigor to)
=> 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")
Antonyms of adj revitalizing
1 sense of revitalizing
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 revitalizing
1 sense of revitalizing
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")