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
• acknowledgements
• non sequiturs
• persiflages
• 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

Meanwhile, Sánchez returns for the eighth time as host of the Latin Grammys, including her most recent stint in 2023. —Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025

Helen returns with Menelaus to Sparta. —Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025

Kansas City returns home this weekend for a two-game series against the Oilers on Friday and Saturday at Cable Dahmer Arena. —Emma Wiley, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025

Pic follows Lex Bowen (Evans), who returns home eager to reconnect with her father, Bill, and reconcile with her stepmother, Joyce (Isabelle) after being away at university, but tragedy strikes soon after in the form of a brutal home invasion. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025

When the anime returns in April with the upcoming Elbaph arc, the episode count will be reduced to 26 max a year, split across two cours (quarters). —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025

Creative entrepreneur and media persoanlity Jenna Lyons returns as the Official CFDA Red Carpet Host. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025

Valak returns for another showdown with Sister Irene in The Nun 2, set in 1956 France, where a series of murders are being attributed to a demonic entity. —Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

New York Daily News' Gary Phillips predicted the Yankees would bench Caballero again when Volpe returns. —Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

Noun

The returns of money market funds depend on prevailing interest rates. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025

Amazon Prime members can also take advantage of free overnight shipping, free returns, and a responsive Levoit customer service team should anything go awry. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025

The Museum of Art and Design at Miami-Dade College, which has made its home in the historic landmark since 2012, returns with a new art exhibition tying into the building’s legacy as a gateway for migration. —Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

Russell is their best option at point guard until Irving returns, and Russell can be a bit of a wild animal. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025

Doing the same routine over and over will likely yield diminishing returns, while raising the chances of boredom or a repetitive-use injury. —Jamie Ducharme, Health, 28 Oct. 2025

Jeffrey Bassa was penalized twice on returns. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025

Capital discipline — prioritizing projects with credible returns — and greater localization that enables technology transfer and strengthens Saudi balance sheets. —Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025

There’s a good example here, which is returns fraud. —Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025