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

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

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