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

In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

That weather returns from April 18 through April 23, followed by a brief period of isolated showers with continued warmth from April 24 to April 25. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

Italian actor Michele Morrone returns as Enzo. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026

The Ultimate Family Townhouse returns on the new vessel as well. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026

Michele Morrone also returns from the first movie to play Enzo. —Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026

Artist Eden Fox returns home to find her key won’t work, another woman living in her house and her husband claiming the stranger is his wife. —Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

Nerea Blanco returns as Inspector Elena Blanco, investigating once more the Purple Network. —John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026

This year, the organization returns as a paying exhibitor. —Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

Noun

During tax year 2022, roughly 15 million returns claimed the SALT deduction, which is fewer than 10% of filings, based on the latest IRS data. —Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,lorie Konish,kamaron McNair,greg Iacurci,mike Winters,sarah Agostino, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026

But there are a number of reasons to file tax returns even when they’re not strictly required, including claiming tax credits, getting back income tax withheld from paychecks or retirement accounts, and getting access to any future government stimulus payments that might be offered. —Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

Across the pond, the original SNL returns on April 2 with host Jack Black and musical guest Jack White; the series has been on a brief hiatus since Harry Styles hosted and performed on March 14. —Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2026

Lynch is counting on more than just the healthy returns of Bosa and 2025 top pick Williams. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026

Besides, Knueppel joined a franchise aided by the returns of young talents LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller after both missed much of last season with injuries. —Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

Prodigal son Adam Sachs returns. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026

The survey played out before most taxpayers had filed returns. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026

The warming trend returns for the end of the week and for the month! —Mary Ours, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026