spring back

VERB

backfire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fail flop

STRONG

backlash boomerang disappoint miscarry rebound recoil ricochet

WEAK

bounce back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve succeed

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 snap 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 snap back start anew

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy deteriorate hurt ruin weaken

VERB

ricochet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce back deflect

STRONG

backfire boomerang recoil return

WEAK

kick back snap back

Example Sentences

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It’s often one of the first diseases to spring back when there are any gaps in vaccination coverage.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

They generally keep their shape and can spring back after being squeezed.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Thanks to ultra-sensitive radio telescopes like LOFAR, astronomers are eager to discover several such mysterious radio systems and find out how dead stars spring back to life as powerful radio torches in the sky.

From Space Scoop • Aug. 11, 2025

People were really into reading, and Black-owned bookstores were able to spring back up.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

But someday he might spring back and just bounce right through our front door.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos

spring back

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