Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun revenant

2 senses of revenant

Sense 1
revenant -- (a person who returns after a lengthy absence)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 2
revenant -- (someone who has returned from the dead)
       => ghost -- (the visible disembodied soul of a dead person)

Antonyms of adj revenant

1 of 2 senses of revenant

Sense 2
recurring, revenant -- (coming back; "a revenant ghost")

INDIRECT (VIA continual) -> sporadic -- (recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids")

Similarity of adj revenant

2 senses of revenant

Sense 1
revenant -- (of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans")

Sense 2
recurring, revenant -- (coming back; "a revenant ghost")
       => continual (vs. sporadic) -- (occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters")