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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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this month that Gulf crude flows had recovered to between 80% and 90% of prewar levels.

— Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Police recovered 350 boxes of Hot Wheels toy cars valued at about $54,000, according to the post.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovered

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But moviegoing rebounded the following day, with Sunday admissions rising by 80,000 compared with the previous Sunday.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Nonetheless, California rebounded from that blow, with the state becoming the epicenter of innovation in the new internet economy, minting trillion-dollar companies such as Apple and Google.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 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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The Canadians came back from a 14-5 halftime deficit and took the lead when center Shoshanah Seumanutafa scored a try with three minutes remaining to give the home side a 24-21 win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
First responder scanner traffic indicated the car's license plates came back as stolen.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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