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| 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: | dividend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's share, profit |
| Synonyms: | allotment, allowance, appropriation, bonus, check, coupon, cut*, dispensation, extra, gain, gravy*, interest, lagniappe*, pay, portion, premium, prize, proceeds, reward, surplus, taste*, carrot*, divvy, guerdon, meed, remittance, returns |
| Antonyms: | loss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | income |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money earned by work or investments |
| Synonyms: | assets, bottom line*, cash, cash flow, commission, compensation, earnings, gravy*, gross, harvest, honorarium, in the black, interest, livelihood, means, net, pay, payoff, proceeds, profit, receipts, revenue, royalty, salary, wage, avails, benefits, dividends, drawings, gains, returns, take home |
| Antonyms: | debt, expenses, bills |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | poll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | census; tally of answers to questions of opinion |
| Synonyms: | ballot, canvass, count, opinion, survey, vote, voting, figures, returns, sampling |
| Main Entry: | proceeds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earnings from business |
| Synonyms: | gain, gate, handle, income, interest, lucre, produce, product, profit, receipts, result, revenue, reward, split, take, till, yield, returns, takings |
| Antonyms: | loss |
| Main Entry: | product |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result or goods created |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, amount, blend, brand, brew, by-product, commodity, compound, concoction, confection, consequence, contrivance, creation, crop, device, effect, emolument, fabrication, fruit, gain, handiwork, invention, issue, legacy, line, manufacture, merchandise, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, output, preparation, produce, production, profit, realization, result, stock, synthetic, upshot, work, yield, artifact, decoction, returns, spinoff |
| Antonyms: | cause, resource |
| Main Entry: | result |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect brought about by something |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, arrangement, backwash*, by-product, close, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, corollary, creature, crop, decision, denouement, determination, development, emanation, end, event, eventuality, execution, finish, fruit*, fruition, harvest, issue, offshoot*, outcome, outgrowth, payoff, proceeds, product, production, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, settlement, termination, upshot, aftereffect, ensual, outcropping, returns |
| Antonyms: | cause, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emolument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment |
| Synonyms: | compensation, pay, profit, returns |
| 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: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token, addressing, bestowal, hailing |
| Main Entry: | acquisition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something obtained, received |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, allowance, award, benefit, bonus, commission, dividend, donation, earnings, fortune, gain, gift, grant, income, increment, inheritance, net, premium, prize, proceeds, profit, remuneration, return, reward, riches, salary, security, wages, wealth, annuity, winnings |
| Notes: | acquisition is a material possession while an acquirement is a personal skill or knowledge that one gains |
| 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 |
| 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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