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Another word for return

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• noun (Context 1)

An act of coming or going back to a place, activity, or previous state.

Usage Example

"Upon her homecoming from the conference, she shared the new research findings with her department."

Strong
homecoming
reappearance
Weak
arrival

• verb (Context 2)

To come or go back to a place, person, or former condition.

Usage Example

"The migratory birds revert to these coastal wetlands every spring to nest."

Strong
revert
revisit
Weak
regress
retreat

• verb (Context 3)

To give, put, or send something back to its owner or previous location.

Usage Example

"Please remember to restore all borrowed reference books to the library before Friday."

Strongest
restore
Strong
replace
repay
refund
Weak
surrender

• noun (Context 4)

A financial profit or yield generated from an investment or commercial undertaking.

Usage Example

"The renewable energy fund delivered a steady annual yield of eight percent over the decade."

Strongest
yield
profit
Strong
gain
proceeds
dividend

• verb (Context 5)

To feel, say, or do something in reciprocation or response to another's action.

Usage Example

"She smiled warmly to reciprocate her neighbor's polite greeting."

Strongest
reciprocate
Strong
repay
requite
Weak
retaliate

• noun (Context 6)

An act of giving, sending, or putting something back to its former place or owner, especially defective or unwanted merchandise.

Usage Example

"The retail store requires an original receipt to process a restitution for a full refund."

Strong
restitution
restoration
refund

• noun (Context 7)

An official report or formal statement submitted to an authority, such as a declaration of taxable income or a tabulation of election votes.

Usage Example

"Every citizen with taxable earnings must file an income tax declaration by the spring deadline."

Strong
declaration
report
statement
filing

• verb (Context 8)

To yield or produce a financial profit, revenue, or result.

Usage Example

"The municipal bonds are expected to yield a modest five percent interest over three years."

Strongest
yield
Strong
earn
net
generate
produce

• adjective (Context 9)

Relating to, used for, or occurring during the act of coming or going back to a starting point.

Usage Example

"The airline offered a significant discount when we booked our outbound and homeward flights together."

Strong
homeward
inbound

• verb (Context 10)

To announce or deliver an official finding, verdict, or election result (especially of a jury or electorate).

Usage Example

"After three days of deliberation, the jury is ready to deliver a verdict."

Strongest
deliver
render
Strong
announce
pronounce

• adjective (Context 11)

Done, given, or played in reciprocation or response to a previous action or contest.

Usage Example

"Their soccer team is training hard for the reciprocal match in Madrid next month."

Strong
reciprocal
rematch

• noun (Context 12)

A ticket that allows a passenger to travel to a destination and back again.

Usage Example

"It was much cheaper to buy a day roundtrip to London than two separate single tickets."

Strongest
roundtrip

Opposites of return

Looking for antonyms? The opposite of return varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites:

depart
departure
leave
outbound
retain
keep
loss
single
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