reversion English

Meaning reversion meaning

What does reversion mean?

reversion

— noun (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

— noun turning in the opposite direction

— noun (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

— noun (= atavism) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

— noun (= regression) returning to a former state

— noun (= backsliding) a failure to maintain a higher state

Synonyms reversion synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as reversion?

reversion English » English

atavism

inversion

reverting

throwback

reverse

reversal

return

retroversion

relapse

regression

regress

turnaround

turnabout

reverter

retrogression

relapsing

recovery

lapsing

lapse

backsliding

version

turning back

turning

turn

translation

space inversion

sale and leaseback

reversionary

reversing

reversed

reverse motion

reverse direction

reverse course

retraction

rendering

refutation

reflex

reentry

recurrence

playback

opposite

leaseback

involution

inverse

interlingual rendition

interchange

going back

fall back

conversion

coming back