comes back

Shows up anew

Comes back describes returning to a previous location, state, or condition.

If something comes back to you, it returns to your memory: The name finally came back to me.

A trend or style comes back when it regains popularity after falling out of fashion.

In conversation, if you come back with a response, you offer a reply, especially a clever or sharp one.

Athletes and performers who come back resume their careers after an absence or decline.

return

homecoming

Returning to one's origin

resurface · reemerge · revisit · reintegrate · reunite · touchdown · landing · repatriation · restoration · reinstatement

recurrence

relapse

Return to former illness

resurgence · cycle · repetition · periodicity · echo · flare-up · recrudescence · persistence · reassertion · iteration

recovery

healing

Restoration of health

mending · bounceback · rebound · remission · overcoming · resilience · therapy · treatment · cure · renewal

revival

resurgence

Return after dormancy

rekindling · resurrection · revitalization · rejuvenation · regeneration · reinvigoration · renewed interest · second wind · restoration · reanimation

reunion

reconnect

Establish contact again

friends · celebration · memories · nostalgia · reminisce · rekindle · bonding · togetherness · catch-up · affection

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Opposites
return vs. departure

comes backgoes away

Ceases to be present

leaves · departs · goes · exits · takes off

presence vs. absence

comes backkeeps away

Maintains distance from

vanishes · disappears · stays put

recovery vs. decline

comes backfades away

Gradually ceases to exist

dies out · declines · deteriorates · fails · collapses

Family

back, come, comeback, come back, recurrence, came back, coming back

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G