Antonyms for restoration
ˌrɛs təˈreɪ ʃənrestora·tion

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1. restoration

   Antonyms:
   loss, lapse, forfeiture, displacement, deterioration, impairment, deprivation, abandonment, departure, injury, waste, abstraction, seizure, wrong

   Synonyms:
   recovery, replacement, renewal, renovation, redintegration, re-establishment, return, revival, restitution, reparation, compensation, amends

Matched Categories

1. • Acquisition
   • Artifact
   • Group Action
   • Historic Period
   • Improvement
   • Model
   • Repair

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Restorationnoun

   the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

   Synonyms:
   renovation, restitution, refurbishment, return, regaining

2. restorationnoun

   the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

   Synonyms:
   renovation, restitution, refurbishment, return, regaining

3. restitution, return, restoration, regainingnoun

   getting something back again

   "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

   Synonyms:
   reappearance, takings, counter, income tax return, homecoming, riposte, regaining, indemnity, rejoinder, tax return, damages, redress, restitution, renovation, proceeds, paying back, replication, indemnification, retort, comeback, return, return key, take, coming back, yield, amends, getting even, refurbishment, payoff, issue, recurrence

4. renovation, restoration, refurbishmentnoun

   the state of being restored to its former good condition

   "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"

   Synonyms:
   regaining, return, restitution, redevelopment, overhaul, renovation, refurbishment

5. restorationnoun

   some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed

   "the restoration looked exactly like the original"

   Synonyms:
   renovation, restitution, refurbishment, return, regaining

6. restorationnoun

   a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.

   Synonyms:
   renovation, restitution, refurbishment, return, regaining

7. Restorationnoun

   the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

   Synonyms:
   renovation, restitution, refurbishment, return, regaining

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1. restorationnoun

   Synonyms:
   return, restitution, replacement, reinstatement, reparation, repatriation, renewal, renovation, redintegration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, instauration, recuperation, recovery

How to use restoration in a sentence?

1. Peter Sharpe:

   They're part of a restoration project that's been going on for over 40 years, a lot of effort's been put into restoring the eagles. The loss of one chick in a season can have quite a big impact. We're just trying to maximize the number of chicks that reach maturity.

2. Warren G. Harding:

   America's present need is not heroics, but healing not nostrums but normalcy not revolution, but restoration.

3. Aloo Denish:

   The beauty of nature is not to be conquered, but to be cherished; for it is a fragile gift that sustains us all. Let us be mindful stewards of the Earth, let us be vigilant guardians of nature, let us be the conductors of environmental conservation and the architects of her restoration; for the preservation of nature is the preservation of our very essence.

4. Andy Radford:

   If combined with habitat restoration and other conservation measures, rebuilding fish communities in this manner might accelerate ecosystem recovery, however, we still need to tackle a host of other threats including climate change, overfishing and water pollution in order to protect these fragile ecosystems.

5. New York:

   Just received word that [energy company Con Edison] will be shutting down the gas in the immediate area along Fox Street between Intervale Ave Tiffany Street, with temperatures dropping, we will continue to monitor to ensure a restoration of gas once it is safe to do so.

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