69 entries under return topic. ×

16
boomerang(noun, verb, act, feeling, produce)
14
rebound(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
14
recoil(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
12
backlash(noun, verb, feeling, have)
8
retort(noun, verb, feeling, attitude)
8
ricochet(noun, verb, have, recoil)
7
bounce back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act)
6
kick back(verb, expression, overcome, revive)
6
repercussion(noun, feeling, attitude, answer)
5
kickback(noun, feeling, attitude, answer)
4
answer(noun, verb, act, feeling)
4
kick(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw)
4
reply(noun, verb, act, feeling)
4
spring back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, overcome)
3
reaction(noun, answer, response, reply)
2
comeback(noun, feeling, attitude, answer)
2
react(verb, withdraw, retreat, answer)
2
response(noun, feeling, attitude, answer)
2
snap back(verb, expression, overcome, revive)
1
acknowledgment(noun, feeling, attitude, answer)
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