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

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

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