CAME BACK Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

came back

verb

Definition of came back next

past tense of come back

as in recovered

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness she's slowly coming back after being in a coma

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as in bounced (back)

to regain a former or normal state the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong

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as in responded

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction he came back with another one of his smart remarks

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Recent Examples of came back After 40 minutes of conversation led by Richardson and his fellow officers, the young man eventually came back from the the brink and stepped into Richardson’s arms for an emotional embrace. —

Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 6 May 2026 Then, after the meal, my shoes came back—sparkling clean. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 But Reinsdorf also repeatedly came back to one skill — Graham’s ability to identify and develop players. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 In the fifth, a leadoff walk came back to haunt Ohtani. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 The Lakers led by 15 in the first half, Houston came back and then the Lakers rebuilt a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and held off the Rockets down the stretch. —

Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Drug and alcohol screenings came back negative. —

Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Cleanups only happened at homes where kids’ blood tests came back as high or where yards contained nearly nine times the levels required to qualify for a cleanup in Omaha. —

Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026 Eszterhas was astonished when his script began circulating in the early ’90s, and word came back that Steven Spielberg allegedly wanted to direct it. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026

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As for the overall market, the S & P 500 fell from a high of 23-times forward earnings in late October to a low near 19 at the March 30 correction low and has since recovered half of that P/E decline, at just above 21.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Written off by some as past his prime, the 29-year-old twice recovered from 2-0 deficits, against France’s Felix Lebrun in the semifinals and Harimoto in the first game of the finals, to earn the nickname the ‘King of the Comeback’.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026