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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Relevance

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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 One day, a fellow hotel guest returned from a fishing trip with two tuna in their hands. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026 Myung Chun, a Times photographer and avid motorcycle rider, was there when Highway 1 reopened in January and returned in late May with a GoPro camera strapped to his chest and a 360-degree camera mounted on his bike. —

Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Professional Video Alliance founder Gregg Loewen recently returned from trips to New Jersey and Baltimore, where longtime customers wanted to ensure their screens were ready to handle the summer’s action. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026 Escape and aftermath The victim returned home, locked the doors, and called Jones, who pretended to be supportive and then phoned 911 despite having orchestrated the attack, prosecutors said. —

Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Collery, who lives in San Francisco, transferred data to the new device and returned the original phone. —

ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 Montgomery, who previously professed his innocence in court, did not attend his trial and was not present when jurors returned their verdict in 2024, USA TODAY previously reported. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 June 2026 My son, in his early 20s, had found the wallet and returned it with everything intact. —

Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 With utility man Kiké Hernandez on the IL with an oblique injury, the Dodgers also re-signed Santiago Espinal and returned him to the active roster. —

Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026

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Veteran substitute Arnautovic appeared to have restored Austria’s lead in the 67th minute from a goalmouth scramble, but that was ruled out as Stefan Posch handled in the area.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The restoration required four years of work, during which local artisans carefully restored the frescoes and ceilings in accordance with the most exacting traditional standards.

— Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 June 2026