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

Sonic, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois, was discharged from Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic and returned home to continue his recovery, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday afternoon. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

The Longhorns were up 17-3 after Ryan Niblett returned a punt for a touchdown to give the Horns a two-score lead midway through the second quarter while their opponent, the Florida Gators, looked hapless. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Texas led 17-3 in the second quarter after Ryan Niblett returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown, the third of his career. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Gray returned from injury to score 19 points, Reese added 14 points and 12 rebounds. — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Xavier Lucas returned after missing the past four games and Damari Brown, who has played sparingly the past few weeks, was fully cleared as well. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

And Sébastien Meunier—who founded his namesake label after winning the Grand Prize at Hyères in 1998—returned with Re-Authored, a re-examination of his own creative legacy. — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026

Since early voting started four weeks ago, local election officials have distributed 519,813 absentee ballots, and more than 80,000 voters have cast their ballots in person and 121,000 have returned theirs by mail. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Two fourth-quarter Manning interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, gave the Sooners a win in a wonderful afternoon of football. — Mac Engel october 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026