Synonyms for come back

Most common

return · re-join · repay · retort

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To return to a place.

2. v. 2

   To return to one's possession, especially of memories.

   Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother.

Example sentences

• return I want you to return it to me as soon as possible.
• repay I only wish there was some way I could repay you.
• retort He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.

By length

5 letters

repay², recur²

6 letters

return², revert², retort²

7 letters

riposte²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repay² = 2 syllables).

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revenir

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