Quit
Quit verb - To stop doing (something) permanently.
Usage example: her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
Restart
Restart verb - To begin again or return to after an interruption.
Usage example: after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week
Nearby Words: restarting, restarted
Both words in one sentence
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Playing as Sonic in Kingdom Valley, if you fall and try to hasten your death by bouncing, you can actually get stuck on small overhangs near the bottoms of the towers, forcing you to quit or restart the level from the beginning instead of just going back to the last checkpoint.
- Note that many players will quit and restart the mission if any character dies anyway...
Source: Hero Unit -
Needless to say, if you die in a level when you had maximum shields and nukes before, you might as well quit and restart.
Source: Video Game / Heavy Weapon
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Restart and Quit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quit/restart
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Restart or Quit. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quit/restart.
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