Definition for Reverting:

• tending to return to an earlier state

Synonyms for Reverting:

• n.

  •backsliding (noun)
  • re-lapsing,
  • backsliding,
  • lapsings,
  • relapsings,
  • re lapsing.
  •regressive (noun)
  • regressive.
  •retrogradation (noun)
  • retro gradations,
  • retro-gradation,
  • retro-gradations,
  • retro gradation.
  •returning (noun)
  • returning.
  •reversion (noun)
  • throwback,
  • Retrogradation,
  • regression,
  • atavism,
  • atavisms,
  • throwbacks.
  •reverting (noun)
  • relapse,
  • lapse.

• v.

  •deteriorating (verb)
  • lapsing,
  • Dilapidating,
  • deteriorating,
  • regressing,
  • falling apart,
  • withering,
  • Collapsing,
  • declining,
  • relapsing,
  • tergiversating,
  • slipping,
  • ebbing,
  • fading,
  • sliding,
  • worsening,
  • downgrading,
  • mouldering,
  • retrogressing,
  • Slumping,
  • Decaying,
  • sinking,
  • Putrefying,
  • getting worse,
  • Degenerating,
  • going downhill,
  • waning,
  • atrophying,
  • wilting.
  •reverting (verb)
  • Reversing.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • failure,
  • reversion.

Paraphrases for Reverting:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    revert, reversion.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    return, returning.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    revisiting, reactivating, re-establishing, reviving, reinstating, revitalizing, reintroducing, Rehabilitating, reconsidering, reinvigorating, reestablishing, recovering, re-instate, Re-entering, Resorting, resetting, Reversing, Reiterating, departing, Resuming, reopening, regaining, withdrawing, altering, reshaping, rebuilding, reneging, turning, Referring, backtracking, Devolving, redressing, relapsing, Replying, recalling, switching, rebounding, moving, Accruing, Overcoming, coming, changing, becoming, shifting, Commenting, rolling, homing, dropping, back, backing, looking, going, falling, passing, getting, making, reverse.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    reversal, reverse, rollback.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Restoring.

Antonyms for Reverting:

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    progressive.

Reverting Sentence Examples:

• I begin to believe I am reverting to type, as McPherson would say, and I'm intensely interested in finding out - what type?

• She felt more normal then, but when these reflections had died away, she still occasionally felt her thoughts reverting to Mac's warning, the cigarette ash, the averted glances in the office.

Homophones for Reverting:

• River Thames, reporting.