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

The film follows Ale, who sees her partner die in a fall from a treehouse above the Zeanuri forest, then returns a year later to prove foul play – but her hunt for the truth leaves her the one being hunted. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026

Services offered Truly Nolen’s core service is their 4 Seasons Pest Control program, which treats your home and then returns the following month to start quarterly visits for year-round prevention. — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Backup center Luke Wypler returns for the final year of his rookie contract and KT Leveston is back after going from emergency option to full-time player last season. — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 15 July 2026

New offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis’ scheme is more run-oriented, and TCU returns maybe its most talented running back since Kendre Miller in 2022 in junior Jeremy Payne. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

In turn, enrolling with the first company that returns a call rather than comparing fee structures and projected net savings across several providers is one of the most direct ways to overpay for the same basic service. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Common also returns in the role of Judicial crony Robert Sims. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Hartford returns to action on Friday at Chesapeake, and returns home on July 28. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026

Eventually, the plant returns as a leaf or a flower, photosynthesizing energy in preparation for its next bloom. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Noun

Bond yields move inversely to prices, and total returns incorporate both capital appreciation and income. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Marketing teams are under pressure from their finance departments to deliver reliable, measurable returns and have little room to experiment. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Every financial answer is built on assumptions about returns, timelines, contributions, or costs. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Moving every two hours was a breeze to stick to, but the returns were less impressive. — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026

Serta mattresses come with a 100-night trial and free shipping and returns. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

And the Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour returns this year featuring stars from Descendants, along with the Zombies and Camp Rock franchises. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

The early returns were surprising for a candidate who had entered the race with little name recognition but, by Election Day, had become an unlikely figure in the increasingly bitter contest between the two Democrats. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

While not a demand issue, concerns include dot-com-era valuations, a hawkish Fed, and doubts about AI infrastructure returns. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026