Synonyms of coming back

coming back

verb

present participle of come back

1

as in recovering

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

she's slowly coming back after being in a coma

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• improving
• healing
• coming to
• snapping back
• pulling round
• coming around
• recuperating
• coming round
• convalescing
• gaining
• rallying
• recouping
• cheering (up)
• mending
• surviving
• picking up
• reviving
• perking (up)
• pulling through
• recruiting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming down
• wasting (away)
• collapsing
• ailing
• failing
• declining
• deteriorating
• worsening
• weakening
• sinking
• fading
• sickening
• degenerating
• languishing
• relapsing
• withering
• wilting
• regressing

2

as in bouncing (back)

to regain a former or normal state

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• bouncing (back)
• rebounding
• rallying
• making a comeback
• snapping back
• reviving
• revitalizing
• reanimating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• declining
• worsening

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responding
• replying
• answering
• reacting
• riposting
• rejoining
• returning
• retorting
• commenting
• corresponding
• acknowledging
• explaining
• countering
• remarking
• communicating
• defending
• fielding
• refuting
• denying
• rebutting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asking
• questioning
• inquiring
• pumping
• examining
• challenging
• interrogating
• grilling
• surveying
• polling
• querying
• quizzing
• cross-examining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coming back

One entrant who enjoys coming back each year is Orland Park’s Sam Van Bruggen, who brought a 1927 Model-T Roadster pickup. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 19 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

Read on to learn more about how moss can damage a patio, how to remove it, and how to keep it from coming back. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit. — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

State test scores for the 2025-26 school year are coming back, and Georgia public schools are part of a national pattern of declining reading and math skills. — Taylor Carney, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

But demonstrating the defiance that would come to define his game, Djokovic saved six match points before coming back to win in five sets. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Brands including Amazon, Summer Fridays and Abercrombie have all tapped the influencer, whose content blends motherhood, entrepreneurship and everyday life for an audience that keeps coming back. — Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

But the biggest numbers still keep coming back to one person, despite what the media and other players in the league try to tell themselves. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026