Synonyms of returned

returned

verb

past tense of return

1

as in restored

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place

when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restored
• replaced
• reconveyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• took
• removed

2

as in yielded

to produce as revenue

this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yielded
• provided
• gave
• paid
• bore
• supplied
• afforded
• furnished
• brought in
• netted
• paid off

3

as in responded

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responded
• replied
• answered
• rejoined
• reacted
• retorted
• came back
• commented
• acknowledged
• explained
• riposted
• remarked
• countered
• corresponded
• communicated
• denied
• defended
• rebutted
• refuted
• fielded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asked
• inquired
• questioned
• examined
• challenged
• pumped
• interrogated
• surveyed
• grilled
• queried
• quizzed
• polled
• cross-examined

4

as in reverted

to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level

vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reverted
• regressed
• declined
• lapsed
• fell
• retrogressed
• relapsed
• threw back
• ebbed
• dropped
• worsened
• degenerated
• backslid
• retrograded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• evolved
• progressed
• advanced
• grew
• matured
• ripened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of returned

Excited fans returned Friday to Discovery Park, braving another hot and muggy day of the 2026 Aftershock music festival. — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Swift returned at the end of the show to present her buddy with a birthday cake. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

Hintz, who tore his hamstring in two places last season, was moving gingerly when behind helped off the ice, but returned a few minutes later. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Jordan Davis of the Eagles leaped and blocked the kick, scooped the ball and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown that sent the Rams to a 33-26 defeat. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

But George’s acts of generosity, and the way that they’re returned with such an emotional punch at the end of the movie, give us a pathway to empathy—to seeing hard times for one of our neighbors as hard times for all of us. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Felicia Pride is the show’s creator, showrunner, executive producer and writer, while Debbie Allen — who helmer 83 episodes of the original series — returned as director and executive producer. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

The lead didn't last long because Braeden Jackson, son of former NFL running back Fred Jackson, returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a score. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Neither DoorDash nor family members for Mosley immediately returned requests for comment. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026