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

With Fitzpatrick returning, the Jets regain a veteran who can work alongside linebacker Demario Davis to organize the defense, align teammates and clean up communication in the secondary. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

All but Lightfoot ended up returning, but their temporary absences forced Cristobal to rotate in a lot more players to fill the void. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

The uncertain path forward Many of the trees that these researchers are studying don’t seem to have a strong chance of returning. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

In his first six games since returning, Langford was second on the team with 28 tackles, including 13 solo stops. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Clark was preparing to return after injuries limited her to just 13 games last year, as Cunningham was returning from injury too. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Part of it was due to returning vets, who were very alienated and were suffering from untreated PTSD and were ripe targets for recruitment by white supremacist groups that look for people with these kinds of skills. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Doncic and returning guard Austin Reaves are the glue that holds the puzzle together. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Varga performed vocals with the band during its 1986-1996 breakthrough, returning for stints from 2000-2002 and 2014-2017 and 2022. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026