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

For the live finale on September 25, Kim Jae Joong returns as Planet Master after previously mentoring the participants during the show’s early episodes. —Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba with the kind of voice that fills a room and a presence that anchors a world. —Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025

Maybe Adam returns early next season. —Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

Off the Internet The 19th edition of IDFA’s new media program, IDFA DocLab, returns with an immersive and interactive documentary program presented at de Brakke Grond, ARTIS- Planetarium, and @droog. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025

In the meantime, Oliver returns the ledger to Randall, who seems particularly overwhelmed by his newfound responsibilities. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025

The sooner Gonzalez returns, the sooner the Patriots can test their potential as a top-10 defense. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

Iain Stirling also returns as the show’s narrator and Maura Higgins will host the weekly recap show, Love Island Aftersun. —Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

But the show — popular with younger adults back when Fred, Fogarty and Anderson belonged to that demographic themselves — returns from the shelf it’s been on since 2023 with fresh challen — oh, wait. —Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025

Noun

Rather, the goal is to maximise investment returns – Mounsey-Heysham and his co-founders just happen to believe the best way to do that is to identify companies with convincing answers to large and seemingly intractable societal problems. —David Prosser, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Baidu, whose Hong Kong shares have gained nearly 59% this year, reported a drop in second-quarter revenue last month as its core advertising business struggled and returns from AI investments remained limited. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025

Johansson returns as the face of the Galleria bag for the third time, after previous installments of the campaign in 2024 and 2023, directed by British screenwriter and director Jonathan Glazer and Venezuelan-American artist Alex Da Corte, respectively. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025