RESTORING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

restoring

verb

present participle of restore

as in reviving

to bring back to a former condition or vigor restore an old car

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as in returning

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

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Recent Examples of restoring Japan is gradually restoring generation, but much of Europe remains below the levels reached a decade ago. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Right now, the biggest projects include new bathrooms and restoring the rink's original maple skating floor. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Williams’s platform is based on restoring law and order, school choice, cutting wasteful government spending, and expanding the American dream. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 Bethany and Ben Bezanson purchased the nine-bed, three-bathroom, 5,523-square-foot home in Pendleton Heights in 2018 in hopes of restoring the neighborhood, one of KC’s oldest residential neighborhoods, located in the northeast part of the city. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 The Spanish government said the armed forces will support the Civil Guard in restoring order after local officials warned the city could no longer handle the influx. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 To keep the business going, the family has increasingly turned to restoring old bells, often with the help of modern technologies. — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026 By restoring full expensing for equipment purchases and research and development, the law lets businesses invest in growing instead of taxing those investments. — Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026 Lacasse's cross led to Mina Tanaka’s header, restoring the lead to two goals in the 65th minute. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

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India's monsoon arrived nearly 40 percent below normal in June before reviving in July, narrowing the deficit to around 16 percent.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The rest of Krieger’s band is also topnotch and does a wonderful job reviving these Doors numbers in ways that are true to the original recordings but still manage to feel excitingly fresh.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of reviving

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Most of the eight returning players were prospects, but former top prospect Marcelo Mayer figures to help San Francisco in the not-so-distant future.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
In April 2006 the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the federal government had waited too long to try to transfer the lawsuit to federal court, returning the matter to Michigan state jurisdiction.

— Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of returning

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Director Josh Greenbaum revealed during the panel that recreating Lord Dark Helmet’s signature look required plenty of attention to detail — right down to Moranis’ eyewear.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
If adopting that model requires rebuilding those workflows, recreating evaluation frameworks and rediscovering years of operational learning, the cost of switching extends far beyond changing an API.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of recreating

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She was eventually caught by the chasers — with Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) replacing Mahe, who had rejoined the peloton — but won the combativity prize of the day, which was richly deserved for a strong effort.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
America’s future will not be secured by replacing trust with control, but by earning it again.

— Keith Krach, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of replacing

Verb

Imray and Cacace seem likely starters in the wing-back roles, with James and O’Brien renewing their partnership in holding midfield.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Sherrill joined Newark Mayor Ras Baraka in renewing their calls for the Delaney Hall facility, which reopened last year as an ICE detention facility, to close.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of renewing

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Taiwan and its willing partners should also conduct exercises that specifically focus on preparing the island’s ports to operate under crisis conditions and to practice mitigating and repairing damage.

— Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Given the cost and downtime of repairing the grounds year after year, some had hoped the festival would help pay for wastewater and flood management in and around upper and lower Hutchinson Field, where most big event action takes place.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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