getting back
Returning from somewhere
Getting back involves returning—to a place, a state, or a person.
You get back home after a trip, get back to work after a break, or get back together with an ex.
To get back at someone is to retaliate: She got back at him for the insult.
Getting back to you means responding later: Let me research that and get back to you.
Go back again
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- reunionGathering after separation
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- familyRelated people together
hometown · embrace · gathering · repatriation · homestead · roots · birthplace · ancestral
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
flashback · sentimentality · retrospection · bygone · halcyon · sepia · yearning · recollection
Compensation for wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- mendingRestoring damaged items
healing · resolution · peace · understanding · rebuilding · olive branch · truce · making up
Take back possession
- regainAcquire again
- recoverRegain health or possession
- repossessSeize for unpaid debt
- retrieveGet something back
reacquire · restoration · restitution · compensation · refund · reimbursement · payback · settling scores
Restoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- restorationReturning something to condition
therapy · remission · resilience · wellness · sobriety · strength · improvement · regeneration
Commence anew
- reentryComing back in
- revisitExamine again later
- resumeCareer summary document
- reestablishRestore after interruption
reinstate · rejoin · reengage · continuation · renewal · second chance
return
Go back again
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- reunionGathering after separation
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
family · hometown · embrace · gathering · repatriation · homestead · roots · birthplace · ancestral · returnee
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
wistfulness · flashback · sentimentality · retrospection · bygone · halcyon · sepia · yearning · recollection · past
amends
Compensation for wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
mending · healing · resolution · peace · understanding · rebuilding · olive branch · truce · making up · rapprochement
reclaim
Take back possession
retrieve · reacquire · restoration · restitution · compensation · refund · reimbursement · payback · settling scores
healing
Restoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
restoration · therapy · remission · resilience · wellness · sobriety · strength · improvement · regeneration · rejuvenation
restart
Commence anew
reestablish · reinstate · rejoin · reengage · continuation · renewal · second chance
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
getting backleaving
Act of going away
departing · going away · staying away · setting out · heading out
getting backlosing
Failing to win
forfeiting · surrendering · giving up · relinquishing · giving away
getting backforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
letting go · pardoning · absolving · making peace · reconciling
gets, gotten, getting, back, backs, backed, backing, backer, backers