115 entries under return topic. ×

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relinquish(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reoccur(verb, retreat, recoil, recede)
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resign(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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resume(degenerate, regress, react, relapse)
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sag(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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sequester(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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settle(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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start back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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take up where left off(expression, idiom, degenerate, regress)
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throw back(expression, degenerate, regress, react)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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vacate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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flip-flop(degenerate, regress, react, relapse)
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transpose(degenerate, regress, react, relapse)
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APASmart Define. (2016). retrograde thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/retrograde/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "retrograde thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/retrograde/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, retrograde thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/retrograde/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "retrograde thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/retrograde/thesaurus/synonyms>