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reinstatement

[ree-in-steyt-muhnt] / ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt mənt /
NOUN
recovery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
improvement readjustment reconstruction rehabilitation restoration resumption return
STRONG
recreation reformation replacement
WEAK
improving reestablishment
Antonyms
WEAK
deterioration relapse
NOUN
replacement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
restoration stand-in
Antonyms
WEAK
predecessor
NOUN
replacing
Synonyms
STRONG
rehabilitation renewal restoration substitution
WEAK
reconstitution
NOUN
restoration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reconstruction recovery refurbishment rehabilitation renewal renovation repatriation revival
STRONG
cure healing instauration recuperation redemption reimbursement rejuvenation remedy reparation replacement restitution return revivification
WEAK
reanimation redintegration reinstitution reinvigoration remodeling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destruction
STRONG
disease penalty
WEAK
abolition neglect
NOUN
return
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrival entry rebound recovery restoration
STRONG
acknowledgment answer appearance coming entrance homecoming occurrence reaction reappearance recoil recoiling recompense recompensing recrudescence recurrence rejoinder replacement repossession restitution restoring retreat reversion
WEAK
reestablishment reoccurrence revisitation
Antonyms
STRONG
departure exit leaving question
WEAK
debt leave payment request

Example Sentences

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She said she wanted the immediate reinstatement of the Alternative Fuel Payment, a £200 government grant payment to UK households that use alternative fuels which was withdrawn in April 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“The Club is exploring possible solutions to provide a reinstatement of cover on an individual risk basis.”

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

And shortly thereafter, he formally applied for reinstatement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Returning players face significant financial penalties, with Koepka’s estimated at up to $90 million, but gain a fast track to reinstatement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun in 1994, nearly twenty years after he had voted for its reinstatement.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt