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return
noun as in coming again
Strongest matches
Strong matches
acknowledgment, answer, appearance, coming, entrance, homecoming, occurrence, reaction, reappearance, recoil, recoiling, recompense, recompensing, recrudescence, recurrence, reinstatement, rejoinder, replacement, repossession, restitution, restoring, retreat, reversion
Weak matches
noun as in earnings, benefit
Strong matches
accrual, accruement, advantage, avail, gate, lucre, proceeds, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, requital, results, retaliation, reward, take, takings
noun as in answer
noun as in summary
verb as in go back, turn back
Strong matches
react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reexamine, repair, repeat, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate
Weak matches
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, reel back, reenter, reoccur, retrace steps
verb as in give back, send back
Strong matches
bestow, convey, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinstate, remit, render, repay, requite, reseat, restitute, retaliate, transmit
Weak matches
carry back, hand back, make restitution, pay back, put back, reinsert, roll back, take back, thrust back, toss back
verb as in earn
Weak matches
bring in, cash in on, clean up, make a killing, pay dividend, pay off, show profit
Example Sentences
More than 1,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Friday, as the government confirmed two more migrants had been returned to France.
This time, Washington would not just plant a flag and return its astronauts home.
But that doesn’t explain why calls for service remained down after the department returned to its normal operations.
Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden says she put "so much strain" on herself to recover and return to work after her cancer diagnosis.
As students return to universities and the new academic year, the 2025 National Student Money Survey found an average student in London spends £1,269 a month, covering basics like rent, bills and food.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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