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Return

🔄 Synonyms of "Return"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
yieldnoun	To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
renderverb	(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
issuenoun	The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
passverb	To change place.
restitutionnoun	The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
regressnoun	(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
ripostenoun	(figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
recallverb	(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
deliververb	To bring or transport something to its destination.
retortnoun	A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
generateverb	(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
rejoindernoun	A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
revertverb	One who, or that which, reverts.
recurrencenoun	The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
come backverb	(intransitive) To return to a place.
devolveverb	(especially of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
payoffnoun	Alternative form of pay-off. [A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.]
rejoinverb	To join again; to unite after separation.
hark backverb	(intransitive) (figuratively) To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event).
comebacknoun	A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
go backverb	(intransitive) To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
proceedsnoun	Revenue; gross revenue.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Return"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
come backverb	(intransitive) To return to a place.
get backverb	(transitive) To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned.
go backverb	(intransitive) To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
comebacknoun	A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
bring backverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To fetch something.
give backverb	(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.
recurrencenoun	The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
regainingnoun	The act by which something is regained.
restorationnoun	The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
revertverb	One who, or that which, reverts.
rejoinverb	To join again; to unite after separation.
refundnoun	(transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.
regressnoun	(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
reelectverb	To elect for a second or subsequent time.
turn backverb	(intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
take backverb	(transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
yieldnoun	To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
repayverb	Synonym of pay back in all senses.
passverb	To change place.
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.