COME BACK Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase come back. (close relations)
Definition of COME BACK
Best Alternative Words for COME BACK
| Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| return | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability • a coming to or returning home • the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction • getting something back again • the act of going back to a prior location • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • happening again (especially at regular intervals) • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed • a reciprocal group action • a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player • (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble • the act of someone appearing again verb • go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before • give back • go back to a previous state • go back to something earlier • bring back to the point of departure • return in kind • make a return • answer back • be restored • pay back • pass down • elect again • be inherited by • return to a previous position; in mathematics • give or supply • submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority | ||||||||
| recall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) • a call to return • a bugle call that signals troops to return • the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) • the act of removing an official by petition verb • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection • go back to something earlier • bring to mind • summon to return • cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression • make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution • cause to be returned | ||||||||
| rejoin | verbv | |||||||
verb • join again • answer back | ||||||||
| repay | verbv | |||||||
verb • pay back • make repayment for or return something • act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions • answer back | ||||||||
| retort | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat verb • answer back | ||||||||
| riposte | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge verb • make a return thrust • answer back | ||||||||
| hark back | verbv | |||||||
verb • go back to something earlier | ||||||||
