Synonyms of restores

restores

verb

present tense third-person singular of restore

1

as in revives

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

restore an old car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revives
• recreates
• refreshes
• renews
• renovates
• replenishes
• regenerates
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates
• freshens
• repairs
• resuscitates
• recharges
• redevelops
• revivifies
• refurbishes
• reclaims
• reconstitutes
• rehabilitates
• reconditions
• remodels
• overhauls
• redesigns
• refreshens
• redoes
• refills
• modernizes
• reengineers
• remakes
• updates
• makes over
• rehabs
• resupplies

2

as in returns

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place

restored the trophy to its proper place at the center of the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• returns
• replaces
• reconveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes
• removes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restores

Rescinding it restores the flexibility to make thoughtful decisions based on the needs of each forest and each community. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

The ruling restores the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s authority to apply for roughly $240 million benefiting 140 service providers, even as Carter orders a review of agencies that could replace it. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Solius’s counter is that cutaneous production is self-regulating, avoids gastrointestinal absorption issues, and restores a biological process modern indoor life has largely eliminated. — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Ocean Friendly Gardens restores healthy watersheds by using native plants to filter pollutants and soak up extra water and by upgrading landscapes to maintain rainwater runoff and direct water back into the ground instead of storm drains. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The one legal exception to this permanent rollback is if the governor personally restores an individual’s right to vote. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Symbolically, the death of Husayn represents the shattering of the world, and Arbaeen restores it. — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Neither Iran nor America has a credible military path to a durable settlement that ends the fighting, restores freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and prevents another rapid return to war. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026

Slather it on your face and neck each night for an intensive treatment that restores hydration, elasticity, and even skin tone. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 30 July 2026