List of 426 Sets of Synonyms and How they Differ in Meaning -- Total of 2307 Synonymous Words

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SYNONYMS: return, revert, recur.

These verbs refer to coming or going back, as to a place, position, or condition.

Return is the least specific: "I shall return" (Douglas MacArthur).

Revert refers to returning to an earlier, often less desirable condition, practice, subject, or belief: They reverted to their former prejudices.

Recur means to occur or come up again, often repeatedly: We thought we had disposed of the problem, but it kept recurring.