RETURNS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of return

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

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as in yields

to produce as revenue this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

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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

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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

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returns

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noun

plural of return

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

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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

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Recent Examples of returns

Verb

In contrast to traditional recycling, its non-degenerative regeneration method returns fibers to high-value use, giving the materials a genuine second life. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026 The route returns on May 7, 2026, after a seven-year hiatus, underscoring its status as a premium travel option. —

Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026 Here is the trailer for Euphoria season three, which returns on April 12. —

James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026 The Puppy Bowl, the longest-running call-to-adoption television event, returns for its 22nd year. —

Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026 The final week of the summer season, Louisville Ballet returns for a 10th season to present an original dancepiece from choreographer Roger Creel, inspired by Shakespeare. —

Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Feb. 2026 Kelly Curtis, mother to two-year-old Maeve, the first Black athlete to represent Team USA in skeleton, returns for her second Games. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 Time Lord returns Holiday wasn’t the only ex-Celtic facing his former team for the first time Monday night. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Sumrall returns 39 scholarship players, added more than two dozen transfers and welcomed 17 early enrollees from the 20-player 2026 signing class. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

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The lender remains a key M&A player in Europe, with its minority stakes in Commerzbank and Greece's Alpha Bank returning around 20 percent returns on investment, according to the bank. —

Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026 Mount and Palmer both generated those goal returns while deployed as No 10s or on the wing. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Both federal and Ohio state tax returns are due Wednesday, April 15, 2026. —

Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026 Arizona has a similar online tool to check state tax returns. —

Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026 The World Baseball Classic returns, and five Sox players were on rosters released Thursday evening. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 These pressures reinforce one another, threatening long-term participation and the sector’s ability to generate financial, social, and environmental returns. —

Sebastian Buckup, Time, 7 Feb. 2026 Despite Alphabet and Amazon delivering strong earnings, shares plummeted amid concerns that soaring AI infrastructure spending could shrink shareholder returns in the near term. —

Benzinga, Freep.com, 7 Feb. 2026 On top of all that, Brady was a dangerous threat on special teams as well (seven punt returns for 433 yards and five touchdowns). —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for returns

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Carr’s action restores competitive neutrality by allowing Verizon to follow the Consumer Code for Wireless Service, the voluntary industry standard adopted in 2013 that governs unlocking transparency, timing and military protections.

— Roslyn Layton, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Reviving critical materials The proprietary, low-temperature chemical recycling process, ChemR, restores carbon fiber, Kevlar-class aramids and hybrid laminates to original quality.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026