move back

VERB

cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring in come to require sell for take yield

STRONG

nick rap

WEAK

amount to be asked be demanded be given be marked at be needed be paid be priced at be received be valued at be worth mount up sell at set back to the tune of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow lose refuse reject

VERB

recrudesce

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

disappear stay

VERB

retreat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw

STRONG

avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate

WEAK

back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart lay down opt out retrocede seclude oneself start back turn tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay

STRONG

face take on

VERB

return

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 reel back reenter reoccur retrace steps

Antonyms

STRONG

face ignore meet stay

WEAK

ask depart keep leave pay request take

Example Sentences

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After President Biden appointed Becerra to lead Health and Human Services, the pair discussed the move back to D.C.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Sir Paul said the idea to move back in was proposed by Tom Greene, who became CEO of Apple Corps in 2025, after previously working on the Harry Potter franchise.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

This isn’t totally irrelevant, but I’d urge you to think about why you’d move back after having previously spent almost six years there.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

If the consumer proves sufficiently resilient or gas prices move back down, you’ll get some spending lift.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It was like she had expected them to move back when they saw her and stand around in a circle and look.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

move back

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