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bring back

VERB
fetch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carry earn go for obtain produce retrieve sell sell for yield
STRONG
back bear bring buck conduct convey deliver elicit escort get gun heel lead lug make pack piggyback realize ride shoulder tote transport truck
WEAK
be sold for bring to call for draw forth give rise to schlepp
VERB
recondition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
refurbish
STRONG
cure heal improve mend modernize reanimate rebuild recall reclaim reconstitute reconstruct recover redeem reestablish refresh rehabilitate reimpose reinforce reinstate reintroduce rejuvenate renew renovate repair replace rescue restitute retouch revitalize revive revivify strengthen update
WEAK
build up make healthy make restitution reerect set to rights touch up win back
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon antique break damage decline destroy forfeit harm hurt injure kill lose ruin weaken
VERB
recover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
get back reclaim recoup regain repair rescue restore resume retrieve salvage
STRONG
balance compensate offset recapture recruit redeem rediscover repossess retake
WEAK
catch up make good obtain again reacquire reoccupy replevin replevy take back win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy forfeit harm hurt injure lose
WEAK
decline deteriorate mislay miss wane
VERB
reinstate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reelect reestablish reintroduce renew replace restore revive
STRONG
recall redeem rehabilitate return
WEAK
put back put in power again rehire reinvest
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy kill
WEAK
fire let go
VERB
restitute
Synonyms
STRONG
cure heal improve mend modernize reanimate rebuild recall reclaim recondition reconstitute reconstruct recover redeem reestablish refresh refurbish rehabilitate reimpose reinforce reinstate reintroduce rejuvenate renew renovate repair replace rescue retouch revitalize revive revivify strengthen update
WEAK
build up make healthy make restitution reerect set to rights touch up win back
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon antique break damage decline destroy forfeit harm hurt injure kill lose ruin weaken
VERB
restore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
build up improve modernize rebuild reconstruct recover reestablish refurbish rehabilitate reinforce reinstate renew renovate repair replace rescue revitalize revive strengthen
STRONG
cure heal mend reanimate recall recondition reconstitute redeem refresh reimpose reintroduce rejuvenate retouch revivify update
WEAK
make healthy make restitution reerect set to rights touch up win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage decline destroy harm hurt injure kill ruin weaken
WEAK
break
VERB
retrieve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fetch recapture reclaim recover repair rescue restore salvage save
STRONG
recall recoup recruit redeem regain repossess
WEAK
reacquire win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy endanger harm hurt injure lose waste
STRONG
forfeit
WEAK
give offer relinquish

Example Sentences

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He promised in his inaugural address to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Shapiro wants to bring back the spontaneous phone call.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“He was a cinephile without us, at the time, even knowing what that term meant. He would bring back really good films. He loved the gangster genre,” Vargas says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” Abbas Araghchi said External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Sent into Washington’s camp disguised as a peddler, she would bring back solid reports on the number of cannon and the number of Continental troops, regiment by regiment.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen