Nouns (29)
return
n. the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
return
n. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
return
n. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
homecoming
n. a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
recurrence
n. happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
coming back
n. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
return from a procedure
n. the output given by a computer system after a request for information
getting even, paying back, requital
n. a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
return key, enter key
n. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
income tax return, tax return
n. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
restitution, restoration, regaining, requital
n. getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
retort, rejoinder, riposte, comeback
n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
take, yield, issue, bottom line, payoff, proceeds, takings
n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
Verbs (39)
return
v. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
return
v. make a return; "return a kickback"
return
v. return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
return to a previous position
v. return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
reelect
v. elect again
come back, be restored
v. be restored; "Her old vigor returned"
recall, come back, hark back
v. go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
deliver, render
v. pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
bring back, take back
v. bring back to the point of departure
go back, come back, get back
v. come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
refund, repay, give back
v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"
render, give back
v. give back; "render money"
devolve, fall, pass
v. be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
regress, revert, go back to, turn back
v. go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
yield, give, generate, render
v. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
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Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (131)
reappearance
n. the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification
n. bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"
reappearance
n. the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"
response, answer, reply
n. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
rebuttal
n. the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
repartee
n. adroitness and cleverness in reply
thrust, stab, knife thrust
n. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
lurch, lunge
n. the act of moving forward suddenly
posterity, descendants
n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
kin, family, kinsperson
n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
brood
n. the young of an animal cared for at one time
offspring, progeny
n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
family, family unit
n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
division
n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
division
n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
successor, heir
n. a person who inherits some title or office
descendant, descendent
n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
group, grouping
n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
house, family, household, menage, ménage
n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
dealings, relations
n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
domestic, domestic help, house servant
n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
place, home
n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
gain
n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
dividend
n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
interest
n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
holding, property, belonging, material possession
n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
investment, investment funds
n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit
interest, stake
n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag
n. goods or money obtained illegally
reminisce, recall the past
v. recall the past; "The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon"
recall, think, know, remember, retrieve, recollect, remind, call back
v. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
turn in, deliver, render, get in, hand over
v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
dispatch, despatch, send off
v. send away towards a designated goal
supply, issue
v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
replace, put back
v. put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
return, render, give back
v. give back; "render money"
repay, requite
v. make repayment for or return something
grant, yield, concede, cede
v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
revenge, retaliate, avenge
v. take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
return, refund, repay, give back
v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"
extend, widen, broaden
v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
garner, earn
v. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
lapse, relapse, regress, recidivate, retrogress, fall back
v. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
lapse, backslide
v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
relapse, get worse
v. deteriorate in health; "he relapsed"
drop, degenerate, deteriorate
v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
substitute, replace
v. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
lapse
v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
reciprocate
v. act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
react, respond
v. show a response or a reaction to something
Synonyms (1)
give
v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
Antonyms (12)
continue, go on, proceed, carry on
v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
leave, go away, go forth
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
continue, proceed, go forward, move ahead, travel onward
v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
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