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 follicular phase, days 6 through 14, brings rising estrogen, returning energy and what some research points to as a peak cognition window. —Allison Palmer updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026

Eighty years later, Novak and her cousins are still here—some living in the area as full-time residents, others returning for the summer. —Katherine Lawless, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

The Miami Dolphins wrapped up the offseason program this week and are inching closer to the start of the 2026 season, where the franchise will be unveiling a new offensive scheme that’s led by a first-year starting quarterback and a new defense that features four returning starters. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026

Forward Tim Weah, midfielder Gio Reyna, defender Tim Ream, goalkeeper Matt Turner and midfielder Cristian Roldan are among the players also returning from the 2022 squad. —Patricio Chile, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Related Stories Since launching in 2022, the tour has visited North America, Europe, the UK, Latin America, and Australia, returning for second runs in every territory except Australia. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2026

However, the main activity was not checking out or returning books. —Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 June 2026

After returning home from a trip, Oladimeji walked into a room filled with pink balloons, gifts and photos of herself, all put together by her brother's girlfriend. —Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Perennial flowers are the gift that keeps on giving for your garden, returning year after year and putting on a beautiful show in the warmer months. —Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026