REVERTED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

reverted

verb

past tense of revert

as in returned

to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling

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Recent Examples of reverted If performance reverted as soon as the executive left, the transformation was never complete. — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Just after Sky announced its greenlight earlier this year, Banijay and Sony entered a rights dispute revolving around Banijay believing the TV and film rights had reverted back to them since The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie aired. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 The prices later reverted after public polling continued to show Paxton leading, the report also found. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 That project was scrapped in February 2025 due to creative differences and the rights have since reverted back to Maas. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Stars such as Julia Fox and Bechtel have reverted back to their natural color after spending time with the platinum look, but keeping the shape ultra-thin. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 However, the cells recently reverted from the supergiant state do not have the potential to form supergiants compared to cells produced by normal morphs. — Jay Kakade july 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026 Aside from those outlier seasons, escrow money mostly reverted back to owner, and the COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to send the withholding percentages skyward. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026 The effect hasn’t mean-reverted. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026

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returned

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Sonic, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois, was discharged from Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic and returned home to continue his recovery, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday afternoon.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The Longhorns were up 17-3 after Ryan Niblett returned a punt for a touchdown to give the Horns a two-score lead midway through the second quarter while their opponent, the Florida Gators, looked hapless.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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