returning
Heading home again
Returning describes something coming back or being sent back: a returning customer, returning to work after leave.
It can modify someone resuming a position: the returning champion, a returning senator.
As a noun, returning refers to the act of going back or giving back: the returning of library books.
Gathering after separation
- familyRelated people together
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- embraceHold closely in arms
roots · hometown · ancestral · homestead · heritage · gathering · tradition · kinship
Repeating sequence of events
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- repetitionAct of redoing
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- reoccurrenceInstance of happening again
habitual · chronic · intermittent · episodic · recurring · persistent · relapse · seasonal
Return after dormancy
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- revivalReturn after decline
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
reemergence · reappearance · vindication · reclamation · restoration · reintegration · reinstatement · reprise
reunion
Gathering after separation
embrace · roots · hometown · ancestral · homestead · heritage · gathering · tradition · kinship · memories
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- repetitionAct of redoing
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
reoccurrence · habitual · chronic · intermittent · episodic · recurring · persistent · relapse · seasonal · annual
resurgence
Return after dormancy
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- revivalReturn after decline
recovery · reemergence · reappearance · vindication · reclamation · restoration · reintegration · reinstatement · reprise · rehabilitation
favor
Kind act or preference
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
serve · rally · call · echo · reply · response · rebound · refund · rebate · payback
arc
Curved line segment
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- spinRapid rotation around axis
throw · catch · toss · launch · curve · rotation · glide · airfoil · gyroscopic · precision
- Homecominghomecoming game, pep rally, floats, spirit week, crowning
- revisiting actionsretrying, redoing, reviewing, rereading, rewatching
- library workcataloging, shelving, circulation, circulation desk, lending
- retrievalfetch, fetching, retrieving, recovering, reclaiming
- Basque pelotapelota, jai alai, fronton, wicker basket, rubber ball
- Test-taking actionsanswering, guessing, bubbling, circling, marking
returningdeparting
In process of leaving
leaving · going · exiting · setting out · going away
returningadvancing
Moving in forward direction
progressing · proceeding · forward · continuing · progressive
- returning home
- returning hero
- returning to formRecovering previous excellence
- returning callsResponding to earlier attempts
- returning championPast winner competing again
- returning lost itemsGiving found belongings back
return, returned, returns, returnable, returnee, unreturned, reentry, returnees, returners