Synonyms for RESTORE
rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊrre·store

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. restore

   The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.

   Synonyms:
   be cured, be healed, be restored, cure, heal, reanimate, recover, recruit, recuperate, regain, repossess, resume, retrieve

   Antonyms:
   die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink

   Preposition:
   From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. restore

   Synonyms:
   return, replace, refund, repay, reinstate, re-establish, renew, repair, recover, heal, cure, refresh

   Antonyms:
   abstract, remove, displace, appropriate, alienate, deprive, impair, wound, injure, dilapidate, shatter

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. restore, reconstructverb

   return to its original or usable and functioning condition

   "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

   Synonyms:
   bushel, mend, reestablish, regenerate, furbish up, remodel, repair, retrace, touch on, reinstate, construct, doctor, fix, restore, rebuild, rejuvenate, reconstruct, redo, restitute

2. regenerate, restore, rejuvenateverb

   return to life; get or give new life or energy

   "The week at the spa restored me"

   Synonyms:
   reclaim, renew, mend, reestablish, regenerate, furbish up, restore, bushel, touch on, rectify, repair, reform, revitalize, doctor, fix, reinstate, rejuvenate, reconstruct, restitute

3. restore, restituteverb

   give or bring back

   "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

   Synonyms:
   repair, furbish up, bushel, restore, touch on, restitute, renovate, mend, doctor, regenerate, reconstruct, fix, rejuvenate, reestablish, reinstate

4. repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch onverb

   restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

   "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

   Synonyms:
   touch, furbish up, cook, desexualise, sterilize, ready, concern, prepare, get, set up, compensate, revivify, remediate, recompense, secure, pertain, sterilise, gear up, impact, mend, regenerate, vivify, amend, situate, have-to doe with, heal, make, fasten, determine, renovate, bushel, desexualize, reestablish, define, specify, rejuvenate, reconstruct, sophisticate, quicken, refer, desex, affect, unsex, fixate, resort, restore, relate, rectify, touch on, recreate, deposit, remedy, repair, pay back, doctor up, posit, bear on, bear upon, come to, animate, reanimate, limit, revive, restitute, set, fix, pay off, reinstate, doctor, indemnify

5. restore, reinstate, reestablishverb

   bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

   "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"

   Synonyms:
   repair, furbish up, bushel, restore, touch on, restitute, mend, doctor, regenerate, reconstruct, fix, rejuvenate, reestablish, reinstate

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1. • Renew
   • Return

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restoreverb

   Synonyms:
   return, give back, bring back, render up

2. restoreverb

   Synonyms:
   replace, re-establish, redintegrate, reinstate, renew

3. restoreverb

   Synonyms:
   cure, heal, revive, recruit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. restoreverb

   Synonyms:
   repair, renew, reconstruct, rehabilitate, redintegrate, remodel, replace, refund, return, repatriate, resuscitate, reestablish, revive

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1. List of paraphrases for "restore":

   re-establish, restoring, restoration, reset, reinstate, restores, regain, rebuild, reestablish, re-establishing, recover, resume, rehabilitate, restoreth, restored, resumption, return, retrieve, resetting, resumed, reintroduce, re-instate, recovery, revive, re-established, catering, re-establishment, remediate

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How to use RESTORE in a sentence?

1. Ted Cruz:

   I think what Republicans want is someone who will stand up and lead, who will take on the great challenges of the day, who will make the case that the path we're on isn't working; that the Obama-economy is a disaster, that Obamacare is a trainwreck, that our constitutional rights are under assault and that we need to restore America's leadership in the world.

2. Ted Cruz:

   Anyone who thinks you're making a loyalty oath to some candidate fundamentally misunderstands this process, listen, no political candidate is gonna make America great again. It's not gonna be Donald Trump, it's not gonna be me, it's not gonna be any candidate. The only power strong enough to restore this nation is we the people -- it is not about us, it's about the people.

3. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan:

   Washington, D.C. has some of the harshest laws against gun owners in the nation, by rolling back unnecessary restrictions and protecting the rights of homeowners to protect themselves, this bill will make Washington, D.C. a safer place for law-abiding citizens, and will restore the original intent of the Second Amendment to our nation’s capital.

4. Sartaj Aziz:

   The main thing that we both agreed upon was to restore trust, end the blame game against each other.

5. Donato Tramuto:

   We did not have the time or the appetite to undertake the large amount of investment needed to restore competitiveness to the population health space.