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return

[ri-turn] / rɪˈtɜrn /
NOUN
coming again
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrival entry rebound recovery restoration
STRONG
acknowledgment answer appearance coming entrance homecoming occurrence reaction reappearance recoil recoiling recompense recompensing recrudescence recurrence reinstatement rejoinder replacement repossession restitution restoring retreat reversion
WEAK
reestablishment reoccurrence revisitation
Antonyms
STRONG
departure exit leaving question
WEAK
debt leave payment request
NOUN
earnings, benefit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation gain income interest profit revenue yield
STRONG
accrual accruement advantage avail gate lucre proceeds reciprocation recompense reimbursement reparation repayment requital results retaliation reward take takings
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt forfeiture loss
STRONG
penalty
WEAK
departure leave payment question request
NOUN
answer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comeback response
STRONG
antiphon rejoinder reply respond retort riposte
Antonyms
STRONG
question request
WEAK
debt departure leave payment
NOUN
summary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
record report
STRONG
account form list statement tabulation
Antonyms
WEAK
debt departure leave payment question request
VERB
go back, turn back
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 move back reel back reenter reoccur retrace steps
Antonyms
STRONG
face ignore meet stay
WEAK
ask depart keep leave pay request take
VERB
give back, send back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give replace restore send
STRONG
bestow convey react rebate reciprocate recompense reestablish refund reimburse reinstate remit render repay requite reseat restitute retaliate transmit
WEAK
carry back hand back make restitution pay back put back reinsert roll back take back thrust back toss back
Antonyms
STRONG
deprive hold keep refuse take
WEAK
ask depart leave pay request
VERB
earn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
make pay score
STRONG
clear net repay yield
WEAK
bring in cash in on clean up make a killing pay dividend pay off show profit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail lose
WEAK
ask depart keep leave request take
VERB
answer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
announce arrive at come back come in come to declare deliver pass report respond submit
STRONG
communicate rejoin render reply retort state
WEAK
bring in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal deny depart go hide leave suppress withhold
STRONG
question request
WEAK
ask keep pay take

Example Sentences

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This means that thousands of people displaced from their homes in the south may never be able to return.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

During her debut at Coachella in 2024, she vowed to return as a headliner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"There will probably be a moment where we see it return elsewhere and lessen the impact of the conflict if it continues," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The baseline regression estimates the relationship between the average annual return on a house sale and the seller’s age.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“And so they did,” remembered Leah, “joyous sounds, all over the hall … It was like the return of long absent friends, whose value … we had not sufficiently appreciated.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Vocabulary lists containing return

Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10

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