CAME BACK Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

came back

verb

past tense of come back

as in recovered

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness she's slowly coming back after being in a coma

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as in bounced (back)

to regain a former or normal state the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong

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as in responded

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction he came back with another one of his smart remarks

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Recent Examples of came back After vowing to return from his latest calf injury before the end of the season, Juan Soto came back before the end of August, a full month before the New York Mets enter their offseason. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026 The inspector came back later that day and cleared Jerk Island. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth today as planned. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The Packers’ offense left the field, but came back after it was ruled that Watson was down before fumbling. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The paintings came back intact, though their frames were another matter. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The 20th century and its musicians keep fading away — but Rush came back. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Walker came back on for two more before Mahomes went to the other field. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 An Orland Park native who is now a director and choreographer based in New York, Stancato came back home to help launch the Snowballs after his wife saw an ad for the Bananas-like team and thought his eclectic background would be a perfect fit. — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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And Kpler said oil flows from the Persian Gulf have recovered to around 70% of pre-war levels.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The bodies were carried hundreds of kilometers downstream by the Bhotekoshi River from the flood's epicenter before being recovered in Chitwan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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Bitcoin and gold snapped back from steep midyear slumps, with bitcoin vaulting above $77,000 and gold nearing $4,700 as investors rushed into alternative assets this week.

— Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
As soon as the fireworks ended, the nation’s focus snapped back to the war with Iran, the upcoming midterm elections, and World Cup soccer.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026

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Mamdani opened the news conference by expressing his condolences to the victims and their families and thanking the officers who responded.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Ziesel, 39, has not responded to numerous calls, text messages and an email with questions about his background, training and objectives for the workout.

— Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of responded

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The defense was organized and rebounded well from some early breakdowns on stretch running plays, and Petrino’s offense doesn’t look like the mess Freddie Kitchens’ group was last year.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Amid skepticism that the venture would last, Oscar faced losses for years but eventually rebounded.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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The tweet was widely perceived by users who replied to this post as Hegseth body-shaming the instructor.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin’s press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to confirm troops won’t be deployed to the polls in November.

— ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of replied

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Test Score also rallied from behind but had a little smoother journey under Juan Hernandez and outdid the other closers.

— Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The local community has also rallied to help the family by delivering meals, caring for their kids and walking their dog.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rallied

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The Athletic’s Jacob Whitehead, Oliver Kay, Cerys Jones, Conor O’Neill, Nick Miller and Sebastian Stafford-Bloor have taken a look at the window and answered a series of questions.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Choose the few recurring decisions where the stakes are highest—often hiring, promotion and capital allocation—and require the four lenses to be answered before the decision closes.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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