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returned
[ri-turn] 
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return
[ri-turn]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
| Synonyms: | back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |
| Antonyms: | depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | earn |
| Synonyms: | bring in, cash in on, clean up, clear*, make, make a killing, net, pay, pay dividend, pay off, repay, score, show profit, yield |
| Antonyms: | pay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | announce, arrive at, bring in, come back, come in, come to, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit |
| Antonyms: | ask, request |
| Main Entry: | returned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restored |
| Synonyms: | brought back, exchanged, given back, reappeared, rebounded, recurred, refunded, reoccurred, repaid, repeated, restituted, reverberated, revolved |
| Antonyms: | held, kept, retained |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize receipt of something |
| Synonyms: | address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
| Antonyms: | ask, question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boomerang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | backfire |
| Synonyms: | backlash, bounce back, come back, come home to roost, kick back, react, rebound, recoil, return, reverse, ricochet |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command a price |
| Synonyms: | afford, bring in, draw, earn, fetch, gross, net, produce, return, sell for, take, yield |
| Main Entry: | bring in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a profit |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, be worth, bear, bring, cost, earn, fetch, gain, get, gross, make, pay, produce, realize, return, sell, yield |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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