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

There were stories of harassment of returning veterans in the airports. — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A thought can keep returning without getting any more accurate. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Two Newport Beach fishermen found a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast while returning home from a fishing trip near Catalina Island on Friday. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Dylan Skolnick is returning as Director of the Cinema Arts Centre following protests and boycotts over his firing. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026

The returning Jalen Pitre has helped in the tackling department. — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

The lone returning starter from last year’s Elite Eight run scored 12 of her game-high 15 points in the third quarter as TCU’s lead grew to 66-33. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026

Often this involves methods of returning their elements to the earth, such as ritual burning, burial or pouring liquids like holy water into the soil. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Williams believes the technology can help prolong his career, particularly after recently returning from a hamstring injury. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026