Resume

//ɹɪˈzjuːm//

Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "resume" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

Derived Terms

resumable resume-driven development unresumed

Context

australia north america

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adopt assume bear on carry on change continue ingeminate iterate preserve reiterate repeat restate retell sum-up summary take on take over uphold

Manner Of

assume change continue

Related Terms

Related Terms

account carry on continue curriculum vitae employer employment pause potential resumption stop summarise summary synopsis take back

Similar Terms

sum sum up summarise summarize

Synonym Network

curriculum vitae précis sketch sum up

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.