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

Fermin has been contributing more than controlling the running game since returning from a head contusion on July 17. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Brionna Jones, returning from injury and still finding her footing, went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field for 15 points. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Eight Bay Area restaurants, including returning champ Locanda Restaurants, will compete in the tournament-style contest in the piazza in front of the Little Italy Cultural Center and Museum at 323 Sharks Way. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

The fun includes a large group of former Atlanta Braves players returning for a parade, autographs and more, as well as ShedFest’s music performances and bargains at the All 4 Kids Consignment Sale. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Key returning cast members also include Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Gravitics said returning material remains a constraint for companies conducting research and manufacturing in space. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking Summit is returning for a second edition on Saturday, October 17 at Penske Media HQ (Lumen West LA). — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

In April 2006 the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the federal government had waited too long to try to transfer the lawsuit to federal court, returning the matter to Michigan state jurisdiction. — Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026