Synonyms of returned

returned

verb

past tense of return

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restored
• replaced
• reconveyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• took
• removed

2

as in yielded

to produce as revenue

this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yielded
• provided
• gave
• paid
• bore
• supplied
• afforded
• furnished
• brought in
• netted
• paid off

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responded
• replied
• answered
• rejoined
• reacted
• retorted
• came back
• commented
• acknowledged
• explained
• riposted
• remarked
• countered
• corresponded
• communicated
• denied
• defended
• rebutted
• refuted
• fielded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asked
• inquired
• questioned
• examined
• challenged
• pumped
• interrogated
• surveyed
• grilled
• queried
• quizzed
• polled
• cross-examined

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reverted
• regressed
• declined
• lapsed
• fell
• retrogressed
• relapsed
• threw back
• ebbed
• dropped
• worsened
• degenerated
• backslid
• retrograded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• evolved
• progressed
• advanced
• grew
• matured
• ripened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of returned

One potential longer-term target is Racing Santander’s Sergio Martinez, one of the standout players of the weekend as La Liga returned. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

According to his legal team, evidence in the case shows Homeland Security investigators contacted CBP officials the day Tunick returned from a trip to the Dominican Republic. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Shawkat returned, as did cinematographer Todd Banhazl and costume designer Heidi Bivens, along with other longtime collaborators who might not have been available before. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Also last month, SOSO Club, a singles meetup group from Santa Monica, popped up in New York City and returned Sunday. — Max Kutner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Cordell had recently returned from a tour in Kuwait, where an Iranian drone attack had killed six soldiers in his unit and injured more than thirty others. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Some of that drizzle returned in lesser amounts Monday morning, according to the weather service. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Back then, Notre Dame returned quarterback Brady Quinn, who had thrown for more than 3,900 yards and 32 touchdowns the previous year. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

About 213,000 ballots have not yet been returned, state officials said. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026