COMING BACK Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

coming back

verb

present participle of come back

as in recovering

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 bouncing (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 responding

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 coming back Erika looks on with the malevolent bemusement of a college cheerleader coming back to homecoming to judge her old high school squad. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Use An Herbicide For stubborn weeds that keep coming back, an herbicide may be your best bet. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 On the other side, this year there are two films that are coming back after a couple of decades [away from] the festival. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 Sales may win the first purchase, but great service and support are what give customers a reason to keep coming back. — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Caps record-holder Eben Etzebeth and flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu played every minute and lock Lood de Jager, coming back from a hip injury, endured into the third quarter. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 The paperwork seemed extensive for someone who wasn’t coming back. — Dr. Lucy McBride, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 Bosa didn’t appear hindered while coming back from the knee injury, his third ACL tear dating back to high school. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 Ohashi wasn’t the only one making a comeback – Jade Carey, the Olympic gold medalist in 2020 in floor exercise and the 2024 bronze medalist in the vault – was also coming back after taking a year off from the sport. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

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Verb

Rescuers continued recovering bodies from the artisanal mining site in Zamboye, near the border with Cameroon, but local workers said the response lacked the equipment and expertise needed for a disaster of such scale.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Detectives were seen outside the building recovering what appeared to be several shell casings.

— Christina Fan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of recovering

Verb

The relative chart versus the SPX has improved as well, with NTR rebounding from trendline support and reclaiming its 40-week moving average (MA) in the ratio.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
China’s workhorse Long March rocket family appears to be rebounding quickly from a rare launch failure August 10.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

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Wildfires continued to burn through parts of the Florida Everglades on Sunday, with the Florida Forest Service (FFS) responding to blazes in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Collier counties.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Cops responding to the area after the shooting found a window shattered by gunfire and a pool of blood inside Hakim’s, a nearby seasonal restaurant that neighbors say has become a teen hangout.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of responding

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Nothing erases the toll of 12,000 steps quite like a 60-minute Herbal Bliss healing journey.

— DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Just north of One&Only, Rosewood Mandarina competes with its secluded suites and villas on Canalan Beach in Compostela; this wellness retreat focuses on nature and nurture, with healing rituals informed by the region’s Indigenous communities.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

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These are anonymous and set up similar to a dating profile, with users selecting their preference in letter types (short and casual versus longer and conversational) and answering one of a handful of prompts to get a conversation starting.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Washington has started answering that question in policy, if not yet in practice.

— Nick Herbert, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of answering

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The United States is the canal’s biggest user — about 70% of all the goods moving through it are coming to or going from the US.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The staggered start to the season should help, and a statement win against tough opponents like Real Sociedad would be an excellent way for Mourinho’s second coming to get up and running.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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