Synonyms of returns

returns 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of return

1

as in restores

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

• restores
• replaces
• reconveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes
• removes

2

as in yields

to produce as revenue

this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yields
• pays
• gives
• provides
• bears
• supplies
• affords
• furnishes
• brings in
• nets
• pays off

3

as in responds

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

• responds
• replies
• answers
• reacts
• rejoins
• retorts
• comes back
• acknowledges
• explains
• corresponds
• ripostes
• comments
• counters
• remarks
• communicates
• defends
• fields
• denies
• refutes
• rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asks
• inquires
• examines
• questions
• pumps
• interrogates
• challenges
• quizzes
• surveys
• queries
• polls
• grills
• cross-examines

4

as in reverts

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

• reverts
• regresses
• declines
• retrogresses
• lapses
• falls
• throws back
• relapses
• backslides
• ebbs
• degenerates
• drops
• worsens
• retrogrades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• develops
• progresses
• grows
• evolves
• matures
• ripens

returns

2 of 2

noun

plural of return

1

as in responses

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• answers
• replies
• reactions
• retorts
• comebacks
• rejoinders
• remarks
• observations
• communications
• comments
• back talks
• feedback
• replications
• banters
• persiflages
• non sequiturs
• explanations
• justifications
• repartees
• acknowledgments
• rebuttals
• correspondences
• defenses
• refutations
• pleas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• charges
• challenges
• surveys
• interrogations
• interrogatories
• polls
• questionnaires
• quizzes
• cross-examinations

2

as in proceeds

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received

the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proceeds
• earnings
• profits
• gains
• incomes
• payoffs
• salaries
• revenues
• yields
• sales
• wages
• nets
• payments
• windfalls
• pays
• cleanups
• lucre
• bottom lines
• killings
• compensations
• emoluments
• interests
• remittals
• grosses
• requitals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• costs
• expenses
• losses
• expenditures
• charges
• outlays
• disbursements
• outgoes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of returns

Verb

Run Hide Fight filmmaker Kyle Rankin returns as writer-director. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

After getting back on track last season, Bryce Young returns at quarterback for Carolina and will be backed up by the experienced Kenny Pickett. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Malachi Riley returns after missing nearly all of last season due to an injury in the opener against Central Michigan. — Haddy Barghouti, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

The fifth episode, which returns Murphy behind the camera, is wild. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

After desecrating the statue, the vandal returns the hammer to his pocket, scales the fence and flees into the night, the footage shows. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Tommy Davidson returns as the titular character nearly 30 years after the mothership show ended. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson returns, but the Panthers have a new look on defense, where Cam Clark and John Haneline take over as co-coordinators. — Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Sudeikis returns as Ted, alongside Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton, Goldstein as Roy Kent, Juno Temple as Keeley Jones and more. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

When South Korea’s stock market plummeted last month by more than 40% from its June high, Yun said data suggested that many traders who were using leverage to try and multiply returns were wiped out. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Rodriguez returns after a 15-month layoff and hand surgery, aiming to re-enter the title picture against Silva, who seeks a second win this year to secure a title shot. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The studios’ annual 8×10 sale returns for its 10th year on Saturday, giving visitors the chance to acquire art at a fraction of the usual price by bidding in $25 increments starting at $100. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

That promise to convert its large investments into outsized returns has left investors mostly optimistic about the company’s future prospects, despite a few uncertainties, according to Bank of America. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

This annual concert returns with opening act Cody Matlock and headliner the Calling. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In The Housemaid’s Secret, Millie Calloway (Sweeney) returns, taking a job keeping house for a woman she’s never allowed to see, only to discover the truth behind the locked door that threatens to expose secrets far darker than her own. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Investors had been looking for evidence that Azure and Copilot, Microsoft's flagship AI assistant, could eventually produce returns as concerns about high AI spending had steadily grown across the industry. — ABC News, 29 July 2026