backsliding vs reverting

backsliding and reverting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backsliding	Yes	No	No	No
reverting	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, backsliding and reverting are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of backsliding include lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion.

backsliding (noun)	reverting (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state	a failure to maintain a higher state

backsliding (adjective)	reverting (adjective)
	tending to return to an earlier state