Return Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-tûrn
The act of coming again
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. homecoming
  2. reappearance
  3. entrance
  4. entry
  5. reentry
  6. revisitation
  7. arrival
  8. coming
  9. appearance
  10. occurrence
  11. recurrence
  12. reoccurrence
  13. repetition
  14. reversion
  15. renewal
  16. resurgence
  17. bounding back
  18. recovery
  19. reemergence
  20. resurfacing
  21. recoiling
  22. rotating
  23. in-exchange
  24. back
  25. as payment
  26. as repayment
  27. in compensation
  28. as a reward
  29. in response
  30. in retaliation
Antonyms:
  1. departure
  2. exit
  3. going-out
  4. disappearance
  5. taking
  6. loss
  7. leave
To go again to a former place
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. come back
  2. go back
  3. revisit
Report; often plural
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. statement
  2. account
  3. tabulation
To give back
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. render
  2. reestablish
  3. reinstate
  4. restore
  5. put-back
  6. send-back
  7. replace
  8. bring-back
  9. take back
  10. restitute
  11. reseat
  12. react
  13. recompense
  14. reintroduce
  15. refund
  16. repay
  17. make restitution
  18. reciprocate
  19. renew
  20. requite
  21. retaliate
  22. exchange
  23. hand back
  24. roll-back
  25. toss back
  26. thrust back
  27. yield
  28. revive
  29. give
  30. generate
Antonyms:
  1. keep
  2. hold
  3. take
  4. hold back
  5. throw away
To reflect
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. echo
  2. reciprocate
  3. sound
  4. mirror
  5. requite
To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. give back
  2. reinstate
  3. replace
  4. restore
To speak formally
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deliver
  2. render
  3. hand down
  4. pass
  5. reelect
  6. state
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rejoinder
  2. retort
  3. riposte
  4. replication
  5. comeback
  6. counter
The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. coming-back
The key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. return key
A reciprocal group action
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. paying back
  2. getting-even

Words Related to Return

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Return Sentence Examples

  • I have something to return to you.

  • I've gotta return to Florida.

  • It's best if you and Howie return to Keene.

  • A snow storm cancelled our return flight Sunday.

  • At noon he would come in from a path in the woods, eat and then return by the same path.

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