RETURNED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

returned

verb

past tense of return

as in restored

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

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took
removed

as in yielded

to produce as revenue this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

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as in responded

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

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as in reverted

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

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Recent Examples of returned Now, the court is again being asked to decide who is an American citizen by birth as immigration has returned as a major cultural and political divide. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 The Lakers' father-and-son duo played meaningful minutes together for the second straight game when the Lakers returned from a successful road trip to host the struggling Nets. —

ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 These methods can be used to study many Moon rocks collected during the Apollo missions over 50 years ago, as well as future samples from upcoming Artemis missions, or rocks collected from the far side of the Moon, returned in 2024 by China’s Chang’e-6 mission. —

Emily First, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026 The cats were spayed, neutered and vaccinated before being returned their original location. —

Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 The reborn Jeep Cherokee returned as a standard hybrid — a Jeep first. —

Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Hannah Montana returned for a major anniversary special that performed for Disney+ and Hulu. —

Peter White, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026 The nine-person jury returned the verdict after 3 days of deliberation, nearly three weeks after the trial began on March 2. —

CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 The seven all left and returned at various times, and also released solo work. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

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Shelved project restored As early as 2009, Vietnam had agreed in principle to set up two nuclear reactors at Ninh Thuan, and work at the site began soon after.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The Aliquippa Water Main Authority hopes to have water fully restored by Tuesday morning.

— Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026