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return

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of return

1 something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War

Synonyms of return

answer, comeback, rejoinder, replication, reply, response, retort

Words Related to return

back talk, banter, persiflage, repartee

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), comment, communication, correspondence, feedback, non sequitur, observation, reaction, remark

defense, explanation, justification, plea, rebuttal, refutation

Near Antonyms of return

challenge, charge, cross-examination, grilling, interrogation, interrogatory, quiz

poll, questionnaire, survey

Antonyms of return

inquiry, query, question

2 an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property

if we buy better equipment, we'll be able to make the product faster, thus getting a better return on our investment

Synonyms of return

earnings, gain(s), income, incoming(s), proceeds, profit, revenue, yield

Words Related to return

killing, windfall

salary, take-home pay, tips, wages

bankroll, capital, coffers, exchequer, finances, funds, money, pocket, pocketbook, resources, wherewithal

Near Antonyms of return

charge, cost, disbursement, expenditures, expenses, outgo, outlay

3 the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received

the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process

Synonyms of return

earnings, gain, lucre, net, payoff, proceeds, profit

Words Related to return

cleanup, killing, windfall

compensation, emolument, income, pay, payment, remittal, requital, salary, wages

interest, return, revenue, yield

Near Antonyms of return

charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, loss, outgo, outlay

return

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of return

1 to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place

when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from

Synonyms of return

replace, restore

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2 to produce as revenue

this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

Synonyms of return

bear, give, pay, yield

Words Related to return

afford, furnish, provide, supply

3 to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready

Synonyms of return

answer, come back, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, riposte

Words Related to return

acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark

counter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refute

Near Antonyms of return

challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quiz

poll, query, survey

Antonyms of return

ask, inquire, question

4 to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level

vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways

Synonyms of return

regress, retrogress, revert

Words Related to return

backslide, lapse, relapse

decline, degenerate, drop, fall, retrograde, worsen

Near Antonyms of return

grow, mature, ripen

Antonyms of return

advance, develop, evolve, progress

Synonym Discussion of return

reciprocate, retaliate, requite, return mean to give back usually in kind or in quantity. reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received.

- reciprocated their hospitality by inviting them for a visit

retaliate usually implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully.

- the enemy retaliated by executing their prisoners

requite implies a paying back according to one's preference and often not equivalently.

- requited her love with cold indifference

return implies a paying or giving back.

- returned their call
- return good for evil

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