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

Debt concerns and resurgent inflation as a result of high oil and fuel prices have sent rates higher all around the world. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

There's still plenty of season left to get it right, but things aren't getting any easier for Riley and the Trojans with teams like Ohio State, Penn State, Indiana, and a resurgent UCLA still on the schedule. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Shares are up about 4% on Thursday to roughly $773 apiece, extending the resurgent stock's march back to its August 2025 record close of $790. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Duke, resurgent under Kara Lawson, the former Connecticut Sun star and recent coach of the gold medal winners at the World Cup, will bring a competitive team and that UConn-Duke thing, regardless of the sport, creates a buzz. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

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
• urgent

Kids Definition

resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent -jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence