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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According to federal officials, the funds were recovered by the District of Connecticut Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Unit.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Singh was not wearing a life jacket when his body was recovered, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of recovered

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The Yellow Jackets, who dropped their first two games to Colorado and Tennessee at home, rebounded with a 44-11 victory over Mercer on Saturday.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
At halftime, West Virginia was up 21-14, but Virginia quickly rebounded.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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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
Bitcoin and gold snapped back from steep midyear slumps, with bitcoin vaulting above $77,000 and gold nearing $4,700 as investors rushed into alternative assets this week.

— Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of snapped back

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Macklemore also claimed that Kraft rallied other stadium owners and told Sheeran that if the rapper stayed on the tour, Sheeran wouldn’t be allowed to play at their venues.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
The Bearcats rallied from a 14-2 deficit last season to escape with a 15-14 win.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of rallied

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SpaceX has deployed sets of Starlink V3 test payloads on previous Starship launches, but due to their suborbital trajectory, all of them quickly came back down to Earth.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
At this stage last year, Svitolina was a set and 4-2 up before Paolini came back to beat her.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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