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

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

Find out what everyone else has been up to when season three comes back this January. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026