Antonyms 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.

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

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

   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

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Renew
   • Return

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

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

How to use RESTORE in a sentence?

1. Foreign Affairs:

   We are confident that under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's leadership, the government of Solomon Islands can restore social order and stability soon.

2. Erica Suter:

   This court’s decision will neither bring back Hae Min Lee nor restore Adnan’s 23-and-a-half lost years, but what it can do is confirm that the lower court’s decision should stand.

3. Mark Feldstein:

   NBC needs to do better to restore public trust, it can't investigate and hold politicians and other corporations accountable for their misconduct if it doesn't openly confront its own.

4. Rob Bonta:

   The current circumstances compel an outside review to not only restore public trust, preserve the safety of our community but also provide confidence in the outcome.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   This world can still be a better place if only we restore a subject of humanity.

How to pronounce RESTORE?

How to say RESTORE in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency