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make a comeback

VERB
pick up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continue gain increase recover take up
WEAK
gain ground get better get well mend perk up rally recommence renew reopen restart resume swell
Antonyms
WEAK
weaken worsen
VERB
rally
Synonyms
STRONG
enliven improve invigorate recover recuperate refresh surge
WEAK
bounce back brace up come along come around come from behind get act together get back in shape get better get second wind grow stronger perk up pick up pull through regain strength shape up snap out of it turn around turn things around
Antonyms
STRONG
bore damage decline deteriorate dull enervate worsen
WEAK
disperse divide lose regress scatter weaken
VERB
rebound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overcome pick up revive
STRONG
backfire boomerang convalesce heal mend rally recoil recuperate rejuvenate return
WEAK
get back on one's feet get better get in shape get well kick back pull through regain one's health return to form snap back spring back start anew
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy deteriorate hurt ruin weaken
VERB
recover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce back gain grow heal increase overcome pick up rebound recuperate restore revive
STRONG
better convalesce mend rally refresh rejuvenate renew
WEAK
be out of woods come around feel oneself again forge ahead get back on feet get better get in shape get out from under get over get well perk up pull through regain one's health regain one's strength return to form snap back sober up start anew take turn for better
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease destroy diminish hurt lose spend worsen
STRONG
deteriorate kill ruin weaken
WEAK
mislay miss wane
VERB
recuperate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce back convalesce get well heal mend recover
STRONG
ameliorate gain rally
WEAK
be on the mend be out of the woods get back on one's feet get better look up perk up pick up pull out of it pull through regain health snap out of it turn the corner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate hurt
STRONG
lose
WEAK
decline fail worsen
VERB
survive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand
STRONG
outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive
WEAK
be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject
STRONG
give up leave quit stop
WEAK
cease

Example Sentences

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But there are plenty of reasons why the yen could make a comeback.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Being the star of a company ski retreat, as well as the toast of après drinks in the lodge, is particularly valuable as corporate ski outings make a comeback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“Ronda came to me and said there is only one person she would make a comeback for and it has been her dream to make this fight happen between us,” Carano said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Serena Williams will be eligible to return to tennis from Sunday, 22 February - but it is unclear if or when the American great will make a comeback.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Someday the all-purpose they may make a comeback, but for now it’s considered a mistake.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.