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

Peterson is a returning sophomore that played on special teams last year. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

There have been summers when Manchester United players needed special attention from the club’s staff and fans after returning from England duty. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Major studios like Marvel, Star Trek, and DC are returning, alongside celebrity guests and diverse programming. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Other returning cast members are Reece Ritchie as Spencer Lane and Richard Fleeshman as James Brice. — Matt Minton, Variety, 21 July 2026

Allow the pot to drain completely before returning it to its container. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Going three-for-10 from the field with nine points and multiple out-of-control drives to the rim, Thiero did not look like the returning NBA player on the Lakers’ summer league roster. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Juan’s mother had lived without insurance before Obamacare, and Juan saw those days returning. — Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

In addition to the returning characters, Wicked Wonderland introduces several others. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026