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revert vs go back

go back vs revert

revert and go back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
revert No No Yes No
go back No No Yes No
As verbs, go back is a hyponym of revert; that is, go back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revert:
  • revert: go back to a previous state
  • go back: regain a former condition after a financial loss
Other hyponyms of revert include fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress, resile, recover, recuperate.
revert (verb) go back (verb)
go back to a previous state regain a former condition after a financial loss
undergo reversion, as in a mutation return in thought or speech to something
belong to an earlier time
Difference between revert and go back

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