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 Hahn requested — as part of a response analysis report coming back to the board in 90 days — why the county can’t find other ways besides relying on state and federal agencies to alert people. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026 Stories also highlight people losing more than a home but finding the will to go on and neighbors coming back to nothing but nonetheless coming back. —

Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 The location alone is reason enough to book this historic Hong Kong hotel, but the luxurious spa, excellent restaurants, and cool Captain’s Bar keep guests coming back. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Months after federal officials instituted a new policy to bring more crowds to Yosemite National Park, tourists are apparently coming back with a vengeance. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 But coming back to my point before, this is just not about GDP. —

Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 There was clearly some confusion over whether that would be allowed, with Schultz coming back onto the field at one point, but umpires eventually let the Nats make the move. —

CBS News, 19 May 2026 Mouth Ulcers Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is the clinical term for painful mouth ulcers that keep coming back. —

Brandi Jones, Health, 19 May 2026 Both Rousey and Carano, pioneers in women’s MMA, were coming back after long times away from the ring. —

Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 May 2026

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Williams said the teen boy and the young girls are recovering from their injuries.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026