return

modif.

return

n.

1. The act of coming again

   entrance, homecoming, entry, reentry, revisitation, arrival, coming, appearance, reappearance, occurrence, recurrence, reoccurrence, repetition, reversion, renewal, resurgence, bounding back, recovery, reemergence, resurfacing, recoiling, rotating; see also sense 2.

   Antonyms departure*, exit*, going out.

2. The act of being returned

   restoration, restoring, restitution, replacement, giving back, recompense, recompensing, reimbursement, repayment, acknowledgment, answer, rejoinder, reaction, reciprocation, reversion, reverberation, rebound, recoil, reconsideration; see also sense 1; answer 1, reparation 2.

   Antonyms disappearance, taking, loss*.

3. Proceeds

   profit, income, results, gain, avail, revenue, advantage, yield, accrual, accruement, interest.

   Antonyms failure*, loss*, disadvantage. *

4. Report; often plural

   account, statement, tabulation; see record 1, records, statement 3.

in return

return

v.

1. To go back

   come back, come again, go again, recur, reappear, reoccur, repeat, revert, reconsider, reenter, reexamine, reinspect, bounce back up, resurface, turn back, retrace one's steps, turn, rotate, revolve, renew, revive, recover, regain, rebound, circle back, double back, backtrack, reverse, move back, reel back, reverberate, repercuss, recoil, retrace, hark back to, revisit, retire, retreat.

   Antonyms leave, advance, go forward.

2. To give back

   put back, send back, restore, replace, bring back, take back, restitute, render, reseat, reestablish, reinstate, react, recompense, refund, repay, make restitution, reciprocate, requite, retaliate, exchange, hand back, roll back, toss back, thrust back.

   Antonyms hold*, keep*, hold back. *

3. To answer

   reply, respond, retort; see answer 1.

4. To repay

   reimburse, recompense, refund; see repay 1.

5. To yield a profit

   pay off, show profit, pay dividends; see pay 2, yield 2.

6. To speak formally

   deliver, pass, state; see declare 1.

7. To reflect

   echo, sound, mirror; see reflect 2, 3.