Synonyms of comes back

comes back

verb

present tense third-person singular of come back

1

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

she's slowly coming back after being in a coma

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• snaps back
• improves
• heals
• pulls round
• recuperates
• comes around
• comes to
• gains
• rallies
• comes round
• recoups
• convalesces
• mends
• cheers (up)
• survives
• revives
• perks (up)
• picks up
• pulls through
• recruits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes down
• collapses
• fails
• ails
• declines
• weakens
• fades
• wastes (away)
• degenerates
• deteriorates
• worsens
• sinks
• languishes
• sickens
• withers
• regresses
• wilts
• relapses

2

as in rebounds

to regain a former or normal state

the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• rebounds
• snaps back
• bounces (back)
• rallies
• makes a comeback
• revives
• revitalizes
• reanimates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• declines
• worsens

3

as in responds

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

he came back with another one of his smart remarks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responds
• replies
• answers
• reacts
• retorts
• returns
• rejoins
• comments
• explains
• remarks
• corresponds
• acknowledges
• ripostes
• counters
• communicates
• defends
• refutes
• denies
• fields
• rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asks
• inquires
• questions
• examines
• pumps
• challenges
• quizzes
• interrogates
• surveys
• grills
• cross-examines
• queries
• polls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comes back

After sunset, the aircraft lives off those batteries until the sun comes back up, closing a full day-night cycle. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Mishkin, who launched Naomi Nomi in 2018, says her average customer starts with one shirt, then comes back for three more within six months. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

For Christian, the challenge comes back to the pressure from investors to produce business results. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

And while everyone’s hair comes back differently and at varying speeds, there’s plenty that can be done to ease the process. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2026

So our rotating planet has to turn a little farther each day before the moon comes back above the horizon. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

However in more melodramatic fashion than the film’s title suggests, that past comes back to haunt him in the form of a young man named Miguel Vasque, son of Jorrison’s father’s gardener Carlos (Santiago Cabrera). — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Yet there is always someone who comes back with an idea or output nobody else saw. — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

DeLand comes back again to tie the game at 35-35 early in Q4 on a 6-yard rushing touchdown by Kaveon Jackson. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026