REVERT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REVERT?

Need another word that means the same as “revert”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “revert” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Revert” are: regress, retrovert, return, turn back, go back, come back, change back, retrogress, default, be returned

Revert as a Verb

Definitions of "Revert" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “revert” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Undergo reversion, as in a mutation.
• Go back to a previous state.
• Turn (one's eyes or steps) back.
• Convert to (the Islamic faith.
• Reply or respond to someone.
• Return to (a former or ancestral type.
• Return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.
• (of property) return to (the original owner) by reversion.

Synonyms of "Revert" as a verb (10 Words)

be returned	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
change back	Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature.
come back	Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.
default	Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. The dealer could repossess the goods if the customer defaulted.
go back	Blend or harmonize.
regress	Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of a variable against or on another variable. A planet regularly regresses.
retrogress	Go back to bad behavior. She retrogressed to the starting point of her rehabilitation.
retrovert	Go back to a previous state.
return	Return in kind. Complete the application form and return it to this address.
turn back	Go sour or spoil.

Usage Examples of "Revert" as a verb

• He ignored her words by reverting to the former subject.
• We texted both Farah and Shirish, but neither of them reverted.
• We reverted to the old rules.
• He reverted to his native language.
• In the event of the building ceasing to become a school, ownership would revert to the Church.
• If interested, kindly revert with your updated resume.
• I reverted to Islam five years ago.
• It is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert to being a true fish.
• On reverting our eyes, every step presented some new and admirable scene.

Associations of "Revert" (30 Words)

atavism	A reappearance of an earlier characteristic. The more civilized a society seems to be the more susceptible it is to its buried atavism.
back	A person s back regarded as carrying a load or bearing an imposition. She unbuttoned her dress from the back.
backslide	Drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards. There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.
backward	In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal. A backward view.
degeneracy	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. A slide into moral degeneracy.
degeneration	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. Degeneration of the muscle fibres.
discontinuity	The state of having intervals or gaps; lack of continuity. There is no significant discontinuity between modern and primitive societies.
posthumous	Occurring or coming into existence after a person’s death. He was awarded a posthumous Military Cross.
recompense	Pay or reward (someone) for effort or work. Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.
refund	Pay back. If you re not delighted with your purchase we guarantee to refund your money in full.
regress	Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of a variable against or on another variable. A regress to the nursery.
regression	An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. It is easy to blame unrest on economic regression.
regressive	(of a tax) taking a proportionally greater amount from those on lower incomes. A regressive personality.
relapse	(of a sick or injured person) deteriorate after a period of improvement. He relapsed into silence.
reparation	The act of putting something in working order again. Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I.
repay	Make repayment for or return something. The manager has given me another chance and I m desperate to repay that faith.
requite	Make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing. They are quick to requite a kindness.
restitution	The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner. Restitution of the damaged mucosa.
restoration	The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France in 1814 following the fall of Napoleon Louis XVIII was recalled from exile by Talleyrand. The restoration of a democratic government.
retrace	Discover and follow (a route taken by someone else. We retraced the route we took last summer.
retreat	Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. A speedy retreat.
retrieval	The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost. Online information retrieval.
retroactive	Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously. A big retroactive tax increase.
retrograde	Show retrograde motion. The glacier retrogrades.
retrogression	Returning to a former state. A retrogression to 19th century attitudes.
retrospect	Contemplation of things past. A full retrospect of the battle.
retrospective	Looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. Our survey was retrospective.
return	The action of returning something. Product areas are being developed to produce maximum returns.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. Parties buying and selling leases and reversions.
throwback	A reappearance of an earlier characteristic. The eyes could be an ancestral throwback.