RETURNING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

returning

verb

present participle of return

as in restoring

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 yielding

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

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as in responding

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 reverting

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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Recent Examples of returning The passengers were reportedly returning from a funeral when the accident occurred. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Mayfield was returning from an injury after missing three games. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026 Croix Bethune had been thinking about breaking the National Women’s Soccer League’s single-season record for assists since returning from injury. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 Defender Emily Menges made her first appearance since returning from maternity leave. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, a restoration of the suite was unveiled returning every element of the suite to its original 1953 brilliance. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 For years, returning citizens have worked to rebuild their lives, support their families, contribute to their communities, and reclaim their place in our democracy. — Raven Lightsey, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Rockett wrote that his doctor seemed just as surprised by the results but explained that treatment needed to continue to reduce the risk of the cancer returning. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Teams will inspect returning stages and prepare them for refurbishment before subsequent missions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
As Reclamation District 108 leaves some fields dry, the goal will be to move a levee back so the river can spread out, restoring a natural floodplain, Bair said.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

Verb

With the recent proliferation of agents and their ability to comparison shop for higher-yielding investments (just like buying a sweater), financial stocks have taken a hit.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Its materials describe every decision as traceable and explainable, with the same file yielding the same answer.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of yielding

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Rollback plans should account for data changes and financial transactions; reverting application code alone may not reverse a financial consequence.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The notorious property has since undergone a name change, reverting back to its original moniker of Sycamore Valley Ranch.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of reverting

Verb

The claims paying organizations that are best prepared to navigate this evolving environment will be those that combine uniform eligibility review, defensible payment rationales, dispute tracking and outcome analysis into a single cohesive process.

— Christine Cooper, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Many passengers have come to accept no frills flying, paying for every extra beyond a seat.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of paying

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Ahead of the 2022 election, the prime minister helped broker an alliance between Ben-Gvir’s party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism, giving Netanyahu enough seats to assemble a government.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Sánchez Bezos, the fund’s vice chair since its early days, has become a more visible face of the couple’s giving.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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