Another word for return
return
modif.
coming back, repeat, repeating, repetitive, recurring, intermittent, reappearing, sent back, answering, replying, retorting, rotating, turning, rebounding, recurrent, round-trip; see also repeated 1.
return
n.
The act of coming again
entrance, homecoming, entry, reentry, revisitation, arrival, coming, appearance, reappearance, occurrence, recurrence, reoccurrence, repetition, reversion, renewal, resurgence, bounding back, recovery, reemergence, resurfacing, recoiling, rotating; see also sense 2.
The act of being returned
restoration, restoring, restitution, replacement, giving back, recompense, recompensing, reimbursement, repayment, acknowledgment, answer, rejoinder, reaction, reciprocation, reversion, reverberation, rebound, recoil, reconsideration; see also sense 1; answer 1, reparation 2.
Antonyms disappearance, taking, loss*.
Proceeds
profit, income, results, gain, avail, revenue, advantage, yield, accrual, accruement, interest.
Report; often plural
account, statement, tabulation; see record 1, records, statement 3.
in exchange, back, as payment, as repayment, in compensation, as a reward, in response, in retaliation.
return
v.
To go back
come back, come again, go again, recur, reappear, reoccur, repeat, revert, reconsider, reenter, reexamine, reinspect, bounce back up, resurface, turn back, retrace one's steps, turn, rotate, revolve, renew, revive, recover, regain, rebound, circle back, double back, backtrack, reverse, move back, reel back, reverberate, repercuss, recoil, retrace, hark back to, revisit, retire, retreat.
To give back
put back, send back, restore, replace, bring back, take back, restitute, render, reseat, reestablish, reinstate, react, recompense, refund, repay, make restitution, reciprocate, requite, retaliate, exchange, hand back, roll back, toss back, thrust back.
To answer
To repay
reimburse, recompense, refund; see repay 1.
To yield a profit
To speak formally
To reflect
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Another word for return
To come back to a former condition:
recrudesce, recur, reoccur, revert. See repetitionTo go again to a former place:
come back, go back, revisit. See approachTo send, put, or carry back to a former location:
give back, restore, take back. See increase, keepTo bring back into existence or use:
reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, renew, restore, revive. See increase, keepTo speak or act in response, as to a question:
answer, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, riposte. See askTo give or take mutually:
reciprocate, requite. See connectTo make as income or profit:
bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net2, pay, produce, realize, repay, yield. See moneyTo deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example):
hand down, render. See lawTo put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office:
give back, reinstate, replace, restore. See increase, keep
A repeated occurrence:
reappearance, recurrence, reoccurrence. See repetitionSomething earned, won, or otherwise acquired:
earnings, gain, profit. See get, money
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