Synonyms for restore
rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. restore, reconstruct(verb)

   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, rebuild, rejuvenate, reconstruct, redo, restitute

2. regenerate, restore, rejuvenate(verb)

   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, bushel, touch on, rectify, repair, reform, revitalize, doctor, fix, reinstate, rejuvenate, reconstruct, restitute

3. restore, restitute(verb)

   give or bring back

   "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

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

4. repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on(verb)

   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, 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, reestablish(verb)

   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, touch on, restitute, mend, doctor, regenerate, reconstruct, fix, rejuvenate, reestablish, reinstate

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. restore(v. a.)

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

2. restore(v. a.)

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

3. restore(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   cure, heal, revive, recruit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. restore(v)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   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. New York:

   This reform will reduce disenfranchisement and will help restore justice and fairness to our democratic process. Withholding or delaying voting rights diminishes our democracy.

2. The Colorado Democrat:

   The work we have in front of us to restore a politics that is worthy of our kids and grandkids has never been more important, this unanticipated hurdle only reinforces how strongly I feel about contributing to the larger conversation about the future of our country, and I am even more committed to drive that conversation in a positive direction.

3. Wang Yi:

   We hope the U.S. will be consistent in its words and actions, respect China's sovereignty and respect the efforts of the Hong Kong ... government to stop violence and restore order.

4. Donald Trump:

   I have great respect for Joe Arpaio. We must restore law and order on the border and respect the men and women of our police forces. I thank Joe Arpaio for Joe Arpaio support of my policies and candidacy for president, donald Trump is Donald Trump. Joe Arpaio produces results and is ready to get tough in order to protect American jobs and families.

5. Nicholas Pinchuk:

   We are today in a global competition for jobs. And, the best way to make America successful in this environment is to arm our people with the technical capabilities that enable them to win that global contest for prosperity, the upskilling of the American workforce is the seminal issue of our time. We must refocus on technical education, restore our respect for the dignity of work and celebrate technical jobs not as the consolation prize of our society, but as what they really are -- a national calling essential to our ongoing prosperity.

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