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Definitions

return

[ri-turn] / rɪˈtɜrn /

NOUN

coming again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrival entry rebound recovery restoration

STRONG

acknowledgment answer appearance coming entrance homecoming occurrence reaction reappearance recoil recoiling recompense recompensing recrudescence recurrence reinstatement rejoinder replacement repossession restitution restoring retreat reversion

WEAK

reestablishment reoccurrence revisitation

Antonyms

STRONG

departure exit leaving question

WEAK

debt leave payment request

NOUN

earnings, benefit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensation gain income interest profit revenue yield

STRONG

accrual accruement advantage avail gate lucre proceeds reciprocation recompense reimbursement reparation repayment requital results retaliation reward take takings

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt forfeiture loss

STRONG

penalty

WEAK

departure leave payment question request

NOUN

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comeback response

STRONG

antiphon rejoinder reply respond retort riposte

Antonyms

STRONG

question request

WEAK

debt departure leave payment

NOUN

summary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

record report

STRONG

account form list statement tabulation

Antonyms

WEAK

debt departure leave payment question request

VERB

go back, turn back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come back retire turn

STRONG

react reappear rebound recoil reconsider recrudesce recur reexamine repair repeat retreat revert revisit revolve rotate

WEAK

back up bounce back circle back come again double back go again hark back to move back reel back reenter reoccur retrace steps

Antonyms

STRONG

face ignore meet stay

WEAK

ask depart keep leave pay request take

VERB

give back, send back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give replace restore send

STRONG

bestow convey react rebate reciprocate recompense reestablish refund reimburse reinstate remit render repay requite reseat restitute retaliate transmit

WEAK

carry back hand back make restitution pay back put back reinsert roll back take back thrust back toss back

Antonyms

STRONG

deprive hold keep refuse take

WEAK

ask depart leave pay request

VERB

earn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

make pay score

STRONG

clear net repay yield

WEAK

bring in cash in on clean up make a killing pay dividend pay off show profit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail lose

WEAK

ask depart keep leave request take

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announce arrive at come back come in come to declare deliver pass report respond submit

STRONG

communicate rejoin render reply retort state

WEAK

bring in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal deny depart go hide leave suppress withhold

STRONG

question request

WEAK

ask keep pay take

Example Sentences

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The acquisition of Quantum Circuits in January realized the return to gate technology that D-Wave first announced in 2021.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

A representative for OpenAI did not immediately return a request for comment from MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Berkeley’s informal anonymous survey of the Academic Senate reveals that 83% of 430 respondents across all departments support a return to the use of standardized test scores in admissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Earps' expected return to England would be a high-profile move, having earned numerous individual accolades during a successful international career.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

I wished there was something I could offer in return.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Vocabulary lists containing return

Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10

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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10