sends back

Returns to sender

Sends back means to return something to its origin or source.

You send back a defective product for a refund, send back a dish that's undercooked, or send back a letter marked "return to sender." In computing, a server sends back a response to a request.

The judge sent the case back to the lower court for review.

Related

return · revoke · retransmit · echo · reply · recoil · refuse · turn away · no dice · reroute · respond · undo · rebound · deny · reverse · retaliate · redirect · acknowledge

Opposites
retention vs. return

sends backkeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · hangs onto · stores · hoards · pockets

direction of transmission

sends backforwards

Toward what lies ahead

passes on · dispatches · relays · redirects · delivers

acceptance vs. rejection

sends backaccepts

Consents to receive

receives · takes in · welcomes · approves · admits

Family

send, sends, sent, sending, sender, senders, back, backs, backed

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