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

The ferry, a wide-bodied catamaran, had just left Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish, and was carrying many Turkish tourists returning from vacation. — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Season 3 will be the final chapter of Maxton, with Harriet Herbig-Matten returning as Ruby and Damian Hardung reprising his role as James. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Lemieux sat out three seasons battling Hodgkin's lymphoma before returning in 2000 to play five more seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins, adding 77 goals and 152 assists to his already impressive totals. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

The jury rejected that defense, returning a unanimous guilty verdict after less than three hours of deliberations. — Chloe Melas, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

The House took the vote after returning from more than a monthlong recess. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Cavill was actually announced as officially returning as Superman just before Gunn and Safran took control of DC Studios. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

The docuseries creates a new way for Victoria’s Secret to reach a wide audience, from returning customers to new consumers. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Smith and his teammate, Sayin, are the top two returning vote-getters. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026