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Definition of returned : of Return

Synonyms:

offset

declined, regressed, relapsed, recessed, backslid

recurred, brought back, refused, reverberated, restituted, repeated, given back, repaid, revolved, exchanged, come back, reentered, sent back, rebounded, turned back, renewed, rotated, yielded, gone back, reappeared, rejoindered, reoccurred

reversed, retrogressed, reverted

refunded, reimbursed, adjusted, compensated, rectified, atoned, redressed, recompensed, corrected, remunerated, offsetted, settled, squared, remedied

justified, denied, objected, reacted, refuted, defended

fended, secured, safeguarded, opposed, argued, saved, protected, guarded, buffered, barricaded, sustained, shielded, screened, warded, backfired, counterattacked, policed, covered, sheltered, upheld, supported, barred, averted, resisted

answered, responded, countercharged, expounded, countered, echoed, retorted, rebutted, explained, replied, acknowledged, came back, counter-accused

Usage examples:

• And what answer could be returned? - "Slavery and the Constitution", William Ingersoll Bowditch.
• And you have told him that his love is returned? - "The Hollow of Her Hand", George Barr McCutcheon.
• Then they returned for more. - "The Lighthouse", Robert Ballantyne.