reverting
Returning to before
Reverting is returning to a previous state, condition, or practice.
Property reverts to its original owner when conditions are met.
A person reverts to old habits under stress.
In version control and editing, reverting means undoing changes to restore an earlier version: I'm reverting to the last save.
The word implies going backward rather than simply changing.
Revert to bad habits
- relapseReturn to former illness
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
- regressRevert to earlier state
retrogress · worsen · degenerate · lapsing · decay · atrophy · degradation · recede
Returning to one's origin
- comebackRecovery after decline
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- reentryComing back in
- going backMoving in reverse direction
returning · reassimilation · reintegration · resettlement · revisiting · backtracking · turning back · retreating
Returning to original condition
- returningGoing back to origin
- reinstatingReturning to previous position
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- reclaimingTaking possession again
undoing · rollback · reset · reestablishment · reinstatement · retrieval · original state · baseline
Return to ancestral type
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- geneticRelating to heredity
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
- primitiveIn earliest form
wild type · feral · instinctual · vestigial · hereditary · phenotype · mutation · inheritance
backslide
Revert to bad habits
- relapseReturn to former illness
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
regress · retrogress · worsen · degenerate · lapsing · decay · atrophy · degradation · recede · retreat
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
- comebackRecovery after decline
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- reentryComing back in
going back · returning · reassimilation · reintegration · resettlement · revisiting · backtracking · turning back · retreating · ancestral
restoring
Returning to original condition
- returningGoing back to origin
- reinstatingReturning to previous position
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
reclaiming · undoing · rollback · reset · reestablishment · reinstatement · retrieval · original state · baseline · factory settings
atavism
Return to ancestral type
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- geneticRelating to heredity
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
primitive · wild type · feral · instinctual · vestigial · hereditary · phenotype · mutation · inheritance
revertingadvancing
Moving in forward direction
progressing · moving forward · proceeding · continuing · evolving
revertingimproving
Becoming more capable
progressive · upgrading · enhancing · advancing · growing
revertingmaintaining
Keeping in condition
sustaining · preserving · keeping · persisting · retaining
- reverting backRedundant phrase for returning