Synonyms of returning

returning

verb

present participle of return

1

as in restoring

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

• restoring
• replacing
• reconveying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking
• removing

2

as in yielding

to produce as revenue

this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yielding
• paying
• giving
• providing
• supplying
• bearing
• furnishing
• affording
• bringing in
• netting
• paying off

3

as in responding

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

• responding
• replying
• answering
• rejoining
• reacting
• retorting
• coming back
• commenting
• riposting
• corresponding
• acknowledging
• explaining
• communicating
• remarking
• countering
• defending
• denying
• fielding
• refuting
• rebutting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asking
• inquiring
• questioning
• examining
• pumping
• interrogating
• challenging
• grilling
• surveying
• querying
• quizzing
• polling
• cross-examining

4

as in reverting

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

• reverting
• regressing
• declining
• retrogressing
• lapsing
• relapsing
• falling
• throwing back
• backsliding
• ebbing
• worsening
• dropping
• degenerating
• retrograding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developing
• advancing
• evolving
• growing
• progressing
• maturing
• ripening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of returning

Menifield ultimately prevailed by split decision, with two judges scoring the fight 29-28 for him and the third returning a 29-28 card for Baraniewski. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Dwyer produced 730 yards and seven touchdowns in his first FBS season and entered 2026 as one of the top returning wideouts in the Big 12. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

A lot was made of the former coach returning this weekend to the place that truly made him. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

In April, the series returned for a four-episode reunion arc on Hulu starring returning fan favorites Bryan Cranston as Hal, Jane Kaczmarek as Lois and a couple of Malcolm’s TV siblings. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

The pattern changes Saturday night as moisture begins returning ahead of our next system. — Kate Bilo, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

In the end, this feels less like a critique of capitalism than an exploration of the importance of either returning home or making a new home, themes immigrant Zvereff has touchingly explored in his earlier work. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Heck, our returning champion Carole wasn’t even in this episode other than clacking away on her keyboard. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Carolina, returning most of its Stanley Cup-winning roster, will be a force. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026