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Antonyms for
return
To come or go back (to a place or person).
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All Definitions for Return

Below are all the dictionary definitions of return:

1To come or go back (to a place or person).
2To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
3To recur
4To come again.
5To place or put back something where it had been.
6To give something back to its original holder or owner.
7To give in requital or recompense
8To requite.
9To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call).
10To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.
11To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
12To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
13To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
14To say in reply
15To respond.
16To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
17To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
18To retort
19To throw back.
20To report, or bring back and make known.
21To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
22To give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.
23The act of returning.
24A return ticket.
25An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
26An answer.
27An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.
28Especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
29Gain or loss from an investment.
30A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts
31A tax return.
32A carriage return character.
33The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
34A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
35A return pipe, returning fluid to a boiler or other central plant (compare with flow pipe, which carries liquid away from a central plant).
36A roadway along which foul air travels from the face on its way out of the mine.
37A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
38The act of catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
39A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
40The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, such as a moulding
41Applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer.
42To turn back, retreat.
43To turn (something) round.

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What are antonyms for return?

Common antonyms for return. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does return have?

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About antonyms for return

Finding the right antonym for return helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "To come or go back (to a place or person).", return has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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