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

Bounding out of the room, Shaboozey returns clutching his Grammy trophy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026

Producer Laurence Mark returns for the sequel, as does executive producer Barry Kemp. —Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 June 2026

Teresa Battaglia returns in a compelling new chapter. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026

Game 2, Vegas returns the favor, blows a multiple goal-lead; Carolina wins in overtime. —Greg Cote june 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026

Wait to See if the Mom Comes Back Keep your distance and wait to see (and hear) if the mom returns. —Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026

New York returns home for Monday’s Game 3, hoping to take a substantial series lead over Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2026

Let’s hope that wisdom returns today to support humanitarian aid for war devastated nations. —William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026

Nick Sloane, the marine salvage engineer who led the recovery, still returns. —Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Noun

Top Wall Street analysts can help pick stocks that pay regular dividends while having the ability to generate capital appreciation and boost total returns. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 7 June 2026

He was charged additionally with failing to declare consulting income on his tax returns from 2020 to 2022. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026

Buyers are not yet seeing the returns the AI frontier lab sellers are pricing in. —Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 7 June 2026

Opening week for World Cup, plus Knicks in charge, Vegas back up, Serena returns, wild French Open, Korda on top, Belmont Stakes and more. —Greg Cote june 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026

This week one of the world’s most popular sporting events returns, and some of its matches will take place right here in Los Angeles. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

While more than 100,000 ballots still need to be processed, early returns revealed Measure A is passing with 66% of the vote as of Friday. —Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 7 June 2026

The Berggruen Institute, a think tank that’s been a vocal champion of UBC, described it broadly as a large wealth fund that people could invest in and get returns from, with some kind of state sponsorship. —Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

In a rare box office feat, the pic — made for under $1 million — also logged a 39% increase in box office returns during its second weekend. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2026