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snap back

VERB
bounce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bound bump carom hop jump leap rebound ricochet
STRONG
bob boomerang buck hurdle jounce recoil resile saltate thump vault
WEAK
fly back glance off jerk up and down spring back
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 make a comeback pull through regain one's health return to form 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 make a comeback perk up pull through regain one's health regain one's strength return to form 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
retort
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rebut
STRONG
counter crack rejoin repay reply requite respond retaliate return riposte sass squelch top
WEAK
answer back come back at shoot back talk back
Antonyms
STRONG
ask question request take
VERB
ricochet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce back deflect
STRONG
backfire boomerang recoil return
WEAK
kick back spring back

Example Sentences

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Said Deluard: “Markets famously take the stairs up and the elevator down. Market bottoms often snap back in a sharp V-shape, while bull markets erode slowly.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Though cruise demand has roared back since the end of the pandemic, investors in Royal Caribbean will be looking out for signs that consumption could snap back.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

When those electrons snap back, they emit light that carries detailed information about how electrons and even atomic nuclei move.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Lycra is lightweight, breathable, and can expand and snap back indefinitely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

I kept waiting for Mother to snap back to her old Everything Is Just Fine attitude, but she stayed blanched out and kind of stopped breathing.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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