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 The Canadians came back from a 14-5 halftime deficit and took the lead when center Shoshanah Seumanutafa scored a try with three minutes remaining to give the home side a 24-21 win. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 First responder scanner traffic indicated the car's license plates came back as stolen. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 When sales came back down to earth, Guitar Center had the wrong merchandise on hand, a problem that was hard to remedy as Chinese factory shutdowns caused supply chain chaos. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Preliminary tests on a separate 20-year-old patient who had traveled from the DRC through Uganda came back negative for Ebola on Thursday, according to Kenyan authorities. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Vandenberg for a landing a little over seven minutes after liftoff. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Skubal came back inside with a fastball that Baldwin fouled off. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Authorities were preparing to make an arrest, Smallwood said, when the prosecutor’s office came back with bad news. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 The other 51%, how they were made to feel, was the part people came back for. — Jamie Farmer, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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The investigation resulted in a 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago that recovered classified records, and a federal indictment in Florida charged Trump with dozens of felony counts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
According to a criminal complaint, knives recovered by investigators on scene did not match knives belonging to the resort.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovered

Verb

Moore's head snapped back and hit the turf hard, and his teammates immediately went after Stephens in a prolonged exchange.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
In those cases, 211 stayed at the price after the initial movement, 62 continued moving and 80 snapped back to their original position.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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Still, when the measles outbreak erupted, Bangladesh responded swiftly and initially seemed to be winning the battle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Houston responded with Jawhar Jordan’s 25-yard touchdown run to restore a 10-point lead, 31-21, late in the third quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of responded

Verb

Holden’s ear for beats has steadily improved to fit his breakneck delivery since 2022, peaking with 2025’s Mulberry Silk Road, which was primarily laced by German producer 2000 Souls and executive-produced by Marciano.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
In the best-case scenario, those flaws can be worked through and improved upon as the Leafs settle in and get used to new systems and new teammates.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of improved

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And the Brewers rebounded from being swept last year by the Dodgers in the NLCS, to put together a more complete team that not only could win 103 games in the regular season, but also sustain a deep postseason run.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The Bearcats rebounded with a 45-7 win over Arlington Bowie last week after losing to Arlington Martin.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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Thousands rallied in New Delhi, waving Indian flags and demanding the resignation of election chief Gyanesh Kumar as protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government intensify.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Before the hearing began, several dozen people rallied outside the courthouse to oppose the continuing presence of the military in the city.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

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