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return
noun as in coming again
Strongest matches
Strong matches
acknowledgment, answer, appearance, coming, entrance, homecoming, occurrence, reaction, reappearance, recoil, recoiling, recompense, recompensing, recrudescence, recurrence, reinstatement, rejoinder, replacement, repossession, restitution, restoring, retreat, reversion
Weak matches
noun as in earnings, benefit
Strong matches
accrual, accruement, advantage, avail, gate, lucre, proceeds, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, requital, results, retaliation, reward, take, takings
noun as in answer
noun as in summary
verb as in go back, turn back
Strong matches
react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reexamine, repair, repeat, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate
Weak matches
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, reel back, reenter, reoccur, retrace steps
verb as in give back, send back
Strong matches
bestow, convey, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinstate, remit, render, repay, requite, reseat, restitute, retaliate, transmit
Weak matches
carry back, hand back, make restitution, pay back, put back, reinsert, roll back, take back, thrust back, toss back
verb as in earn
Weak matches
bring in, cash in on, clean up, make a killing, pay dividend, pay off, show profit
Example Sentences
Some furloughed government workers will return to work to produce a key inflation report for September, allowing for the calculation of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment, according to reports.
Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., Fisher even jetted back to his home in Park City, Utah, between events, before returning to the trials.
As Missy was walking the dog, Berard returned from his skating workout driving really slowly.
For the first time since the 2019 political showdown that hamstrung the National Basketball Association’s aspirations in China, both of the league’s biggest stars returned to the basketball-crazy nation to plug their shoe brands.
The Mavericks took most of the criticism, ridiculed for dealing away a once-in-a-lifetime talent without maximizing a return.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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