Antonyms for re turning


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : ri-turn
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtɜrn


Definition of re turning

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to come back, come or go back to a former position" (intransitive), from Old French retorner "turn back, turn round, return" (Modern French retourner), from re- "back" (see re-) + torner "to turn" (see turn (v.)). Transitive sense of "report officially" is early 15c.; "to send back" is mid-15c.; that of "to turn back" is from c.1500. Meaning "to give in repayment" is 1590s; that of "give back, restore" c.1600. Related: Returned; returning.
  • As in perpetual : adj continual, lasting
  • As in returning : noun the act of coming back
  • As in returning : noun the act of sending back
  • As in lapse : verb become void; fall back into previous pattern
  • As in pay : verb profit, yield
  • As in produce : verb generate, create
  • As in react : verb respond; conduct oneself
  • As in rebound : verb bounce back; ricochet
  • As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
  • As in reciprocate : verb exchange, alternate; equal
  • As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
  • As in recur : verb happen again; repeat in one's mind
  • As in reflect : verb give back
  • As in reimburse : verb pay back something owed
  • As in reinstate : verb give back responsibility
  • As in render : verb contribute
  • As in repay : verb give back money or possession
  • As in repay : verb get even; obtain restitution for past injustice
  • As in repeat : verb duplicate, do again
  • As in reply : verb answer
  • As in requite : verb compensate, give in return
  • As in respond : verb act in answer to something
  • As in restore : verb give back
  • As in retaliate : verb get even with someone
  • As in retort : verb answer
  • As in return : verb go back, turn back
  • As in return : verb give back, send back
  • As in return : verb earn
  • As in return : verb answer
  • As in revenge : verb retaliate for wrong, grievance
  • As in revert : verb return to an earlier, less-developed condition
  • As in ricochet : verb rebound
  • As in turn : verb reverse; change course
  • As in vote : verb decide on representation
  • As in yield : verb produce
  • As in indemnify : verb repay
  • As in go back : verb break
  • As in boomerang : verb backfire
  • As in bring : verb command a price
  • As in bring in : verb make a profit
  • As in reappear : verb come again
  • As in revisit : verb visit again
  • As in acknowledge : verb verbally recognize receipt of something
  • As in redound : verb be deflected
  • As in backpedal : verb retrace one's step
  • As in backtrack : verb retrace one's step
  • As in reoccur : verb recur
  • As in restate : verb repeat
  • As in retrocede : verb recede
  • As in counter : verb answer, respond in retaliation
  • As in decline : verb lessen, become less
  • As in degenerate : verb decay, deteriorate
  • As in double back : verb retrace one's steps
  • As in field : verb catch a hit or thrown object
  • As in give : verb demonstrate, proffer
  • As in go back/go back on : verb break promise; change one's mind
  • As in answer : verb reply, react
  • As in haunt : verb visit as a spirit

Synonyms for re turning

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