Synonyms of revert

revert

verb

ri-ˈvərt 

as in to return

to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level

after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• return
• regress
• decline
• retrogress
• lapse
• relapse
• fall
• backslide
• degenerate
• drop
• worsen
• throw back
• ebb
• retrograde

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• develop
• evolve
• advance
• grow
• progress
• mature
• ripen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revert

Such plans would include reverting individual sailings or bringing the whole service back to the Cape of Good Hope route used since the start of the Red Sea crisis in late 2023. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

The effect hasn’t mean-reverted. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026

These returns do not revert in subsequent trading days and are orders of magnitude larger than those outside the 24-hour pre-FOMC window. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

This can sometimes take months and requires keeping up with soil amendments so the plant doesn't revert back to its old hue. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 20 June 2026