Related Searches
on Ask.com
return - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming again |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, appearance, arrival, coming, entrance, entry, occurrence, reaction, rebound, recoil, recompense, recovery, rejoinder, replacement, restitution, restoration, retreat, reversion, homecoming, reappearance, recoiling, recompensing, recrudescence, recurrence, reestablishment, reinstatement, reoccurrence, repossession, restoring, revisitation |
| Antonyms: | departure, leave |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
| Synonyms: | back up, bounce back, come back, double back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recur, reexamine, repair, repeat, retire, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn, circle back, come again, go again, hark back to, move back, recrudesce, reel back, reenter, reoccur, retrace steps |
| Antonyms: | depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earnings, benefit |
| Synonyms: | accrual, advantage, avail, compensation, gain, gate, income, interest, lucre, proceeds, profit, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, requital, retaliation, revenue, reward, take*, yield, accruement, reciprocation, results, takings |
| Antonyms: | debt, payment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back, send back |
| Synonyms: | bestow, convey, give, make restitution, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinstate, remit, render, repay, replace, requite, restore, retaliate, send, take back, transmit, carry back, hand back, pay back, put back, reinsert, reseat, restitute, roll back, thrust back, toss back |
| Antonyms: | keep, take |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | comeback, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, retort, riposte, antiphon |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | earn |
| Synonyms: | bring in, clear*, make, net, pay, repay, score, yield, cash in on, clean up*, make a killing, pay dividend, pay off, show profit |
| Antonyms: | pay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | account, form, list, record, report, statement, tabulation |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | announce, bring in, come back, come in, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit, arrive at, come to |
| Antonyms: | ask, request |
| Main Entry: | advantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit, favored position or circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand*, utility, wealth, expediency, leg-up, pre-eminence |
| Notes: | advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reply; reaction |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, back talk, close, comeback, comment, cooler*, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, explanation, feedback, guff*, interpretation, justification, key, lip*, observation, pay dirt*, plea, quick fix*, rebuttal, refutation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, report, resolution, response, result, retort, return, riposte, sign, solution, statement, vindication, wisecrack, antiphon, backcap, band-aid, counterclaim, parting shot, rhetorical question, thank-you note, the ticket, topper |
| Antonyms: | question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | back talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rude answer |
| Synonyms: | cheek, comeback, guff, insolence, insult, lip, mouth, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, sass, sauce, back answer, backchat, nasty reply, short answer, uptake |
| Main Entry: | boomerang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | backfire |
| Synonyms: | backlash, bounce back, come back, kick back, react, rebound, recoil, return, reverse, ricochet, come home to roost |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | bring in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a profit |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, bear, bring, cost, earn, fetch, gain, get, gross, make, pay, produce, realize, return, sell, yield, be worth |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, respond in retaliation |
| Synonyms: | backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, counteract, cross, dash, disappoint, foil, frustrate, hinder, match, meet, offset, oppose, parry, pit, resist, respond, retaliate, return, ruin, take on, thumbs down, vie, counterwork, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, hit back, play off, ward off |
| Main Entry: | degenerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decay, deteriorate |
| Synonyms: | backslide, corrode, corrupt, decline, decrease, deprave, descend, disintegrate, fall off, go to pieces*, lapse, lessen, regress, retrogress, return, revert, rot, sink, slip, vitiate, worsen, come apart at seams, die on vine, disimprove, go downhill, go to the dogs |
| Antonyms: | develop, improve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deserts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | what is due one |
| Synonyms: | comeuppance, compensation, deserving, discipline, due, merit, payment, penalty, punishment, recompense, requital, retribution, return, revenge, reward, right, chastening, chastisement, disciplining, get hers, get his, guerdon, lumps, meed, talion, what is coming to one, what one is asking for |
| Main Entry: | double back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retrace one's steps |
| Synonyms: | back up, backpedal, backtrack, circle, dodge, loop, retrace one's steps, return, reverse, reverse path, turn, turn back |
| Antonyms: | forge, forward, go forward |
| Main Entry: | earnings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money for work performed |
| Synonyms: | balance, bottom line*, emolument, gain, gate, groceries*, in the black, income, lucre, net, pay, payoff, proceeds, profit, receipts, remuneration, return, revenue, reward, salary, salt*, stipend, wages, piece of the pie, take-home, takings |
| Antonyms: | debt, bills, losses, payout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | encore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | another round of applause; repeat |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, number, plaudits, praise, repetition, response, return, cheers, reappearance, repeat performance |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch a hit or thrown object |
| Synonyms: | cover, deflect, handle, hold, occupy, patrol, pick up, play, retrieve, return, stop, deal with, turn aside |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
