REVERSION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

reversion

noun

ri-ˈvər-zhən

as in regression

the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior after the birth of his baby brother, the toddler temporarily underwent a kind of reversion, acting like a baby himself

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Recent Examples of reversion Housing market suffers historic reversion to the mean Formerly sizzling metro areas have gone cold, and the unsexy plodders are back in vogue. —

Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 The best achievable outcome in Islamabad is not resolution but reversion—a cold conflict to replace a hot one. —

Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 Approaches such as momentum trading, mean reversion, and hedging can be applied. —

Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 His lack of playing time and impact at recent stops in Golden State, Miami and Utah will lead many to assume a reversion to past Wolves form isn’t in the cards. —

Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reversion

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regression

Noun

The bureaucratic coldness of Bolshevik Communism and the violent regressions of Fascism were yet worse.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Much of that time was spent on manual reverse engineering, boilerplate reconstruction, test creation and regression stabilization.

— Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026