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

According to Hiatt, both pilots include returning champions competing against challengers and a progressive jackpot. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

There is much more to come in this two-hour-plus adaptation including a battle royale that will see Prue returning for a massive fight to the finish, still hoping to navigate a happy ending. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Within days of returning home, the traveler developed pain and sensitivity to light before her vision significantly worsened. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

The gunman then came out and shot them before returning inside. — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Eventually, we were told, these self-knowledge sessions would be synced with an app, so guests can continue their journey upon returning home. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Ojeda's helper was his career-high 11th, and Martínez collected his first in his first start and third appearance of the campaign after returning from an ACL injury. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

About 10 days after their trip, her bag appeared on her Connecticut doorstep like the family cat returning from a secret adventure. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Back then, Fazilah’s family fled to neighboring Pakistan, returning only after the Taliban were ousted in 2001. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026