Synonyms for revert
rɪˈvɜrtre·vert

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1. revert

   Synonyms:
   return, refer, accrue, reaccrue, recur

   Antonyms:
   depart, escheat, ignore, drop, dismiss, discard

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1. revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn backverb

   go back to a previous state

   "We reverted to the old rules"

   Synonyms:
   reelect, bring back, drive off, retrovert, return, retrograde, reverse, deliver, hold back, recall, refund, hark back, give back, rejoin, invert, drive out, devolve, repay, turn back, come back, relapse, retort, fall, riposte, recidivate, fall back, give, drive away, take back, stop, pass, render, retrogress, lapse, arrest, yield, chase away, regress, dispel, contain, double back, generate, backtrack, run off, check

2. revertverb

   undergo reversion, as in a mutation

   Synonyms:
   regress, turn back, return, retrovert

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1. revertverb

   Synonyms:
   return, recur, come back, turn back

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1. List of paraphrases for "revert":

   reverse, return, reversal, rollback, back

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1. Scott Lasley:

   Sen. Paul reaffirmed his intent to pay for the caucus. $250,000 is to be raised or transferred to (the Republican Party of Kentucky) by September 18. If the money is not there by the 18th, it will revert back to a presidential primary instead of the caucus, details on the remaining balance will be determined as the process unfolds.

2. James Overland:

   It is cold and dark in the Arctic so it will revert to its colder temperatures, but every warm air moving into the Arctic keeps it from getting really cold like it used to. It has a minor, long-term effect, thinner ice and warmer temperatures overall.

3. President Barack Obama:

   It is not an economy that's built for the 21st century. Unfortunately, those forces for modernization inside of Russia, I think, have been sidelined. That's bad for Russia and, over time, it's bad for the United States, because if Russia is doing badly, the concern is that they revert to old expansionist ideas that really shouldn't have any application in the 21st century.

4. Michelle Anthony:

   The more meanness they see being successful or rewarded in the home or in their environment, the more children will revert to those mean behaviors themselves when faced with challenging social situations.

5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Minister (Aryeh) Deri informed me of his intent to resign from the Economy Ministry in order to allow for the completion of the proceedings. The ministry will revert to me and I will authorise the outline.