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

Guaranteeing him $54 million suggested Imai would serve, at minimum, as a stabilizing force behind returning ace Hunter Brown. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before returning the verdict. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Stable and seasonable weather will settle back in for the weekend, with warmer temperatures returning next week. — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Tariffs make a comeback Trade tensions are returning as well. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

However, before that, Amanda has lunch with her old friend, returning champion Dorinda Medley. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Soon after, a petition from residents of Tututepec called for recognition of the collective’s role in the repatriation and emphasized the importance of returning the remains to the region of its origin. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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