| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
Synonyms: |
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |
Antonyms: |
depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back, send back |
Synonyms: |
bestow, carry back, convey, give, hand back, make restitution, pay back, put back, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinsert, reinstate, remit, render, repay, replace, requite, reseat, restitute, restore, retaliate, roll back, send, take back, thrust back, toss back, transmit |
Antonyms: |
keep, take |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | earn |
Synonyms: |
bring in, cash in on, clean up, clear*, make, make a killing, net, pay, pay dividend, pay off, repay, score, show profit, yield |
Antonyms: |
pay |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
Synonyms: |
announce, arrive at, bring in, come back, come in, come to, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit |
Antonyms: |
ask, request |
| Main Entry: | returning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of coming back |
Synonyms: |
reappearance, rebound, recurrence, reentrance, reoccurrence, reoccurring, repetition, retracing, retreat, return, reverberation, revolution, revolving, rotating, rotation, turning back |
| Main Entry: | returning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of sending back |
Synonyms: |
answering, bringing back, giving back, recompensing, repayment, replying, responding, restoring |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize receipt of something |
Synonyms: |
address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
Antonyms: |
ask, question |
| Main Entry: | boomerang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | backfire |
Synonyms: |
backlash, bounce back, come back, come home to roost, kick back, react, rebound, recoil, return, reverse, ricochet |
Antonyms: |
work |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command a price |
Synonyms: |
afford, bring in, draw, earn, fetch, gross, net, produce, return, sell for, take, yield |