BOUNCED (BACK) Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

bounced (back)

verb

past tense of bounce (back)

as in recovered

to regain a former or normal state once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back

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Zeno would collect victims’ funds and later withdraw them in cash, which has not been recovered.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
His body was recovered early Wednesday morning using a helicopter from Yosemite National Park and crew from Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovered

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But for meantime, Aldabra Atoll offers a rare story of hope, showing a landscape where nature rebounded from near collapse and giant tortoises reclaimed their habitat.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely rebounded, but only at great risk to tankers, 20 of which have been struck in the last month, suggesting recovery could be unsustainable.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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Moore's head snapped back and hit the turf hard, and his teammates immediately went after Stephens in a prolonged exchange.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
In those cases, 211 stayed at the price after the initial movement, 62 continued moving and 80 snapped back to their original position.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of snapped back

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Police and protesters clashed in Brussels on Friday as tens of thousands of people rallied separately in the Belgian capital against rising living costs and budget-tightening measures introduced by the government.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
After Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch, the White Sox rallied to tie the game at 3-3.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rallied

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When sales came back down to earth, Guitar Center had the wrong merchandise on hand, a problem that was hard to remedy as Chinese factory shutdowns caused supply chain chaos.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Preliminary tests on a separate 20-year-old patient who had traveled from the DRC through Uganda came back negative for Ebola on Thursday, according to Kenyan authorities.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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