CAME BACK Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

came back

verb

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 The previous largest comeback in Finals history came almost 20 years ago when the Boston Celtics came back from 24 points down against the Los Angeles Lakers. —

Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 Mrázek came back in the deal with Detroit for Gibson and spent most of the season recovering from a hip injury. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 But then, with no clear trigger, technology stocks in Asia came back from a lunchtime trading break sharply in the red, with giants like Softbank and Samsung weighing on trade across the continent. —

Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 June 2026 At least until the lake came back to more or less slap him in the face. —

Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 But a two-out walk in the second came back to bite him after Matt McClain swiped second base and scored on Tyler Stephenson’s single to center. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 That lesson came back to me recently during the 33rd yahrzeit of my mother, Charlotte (Lazar) Gildin, of blessed memory. —

Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026 On Tuesday, the conservative majority came back saying the lower court did not sufficiently consider its Louisiana redistricting decision, which requires judges to largely defer to states’ partisan interests in drawing maps that benefit the majority party. —

Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 3 June 2026 The sheriff's office said that the opinion came back on May 13, and Labat continued discussions with police chiefs, other law enforcement partners, mayors, and Fulton County justice partners to understand the impact on daily operations and the impact on the community. —

Emily McLeod, CBS News, 27 May 2026

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Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026