complete, full
a full return to health

gradual
eventual
his eventual return to Budapest

long-awaited
The championships made their long-awaited return to the West Coast.

imminent
unexpected
the unexpected return of her long-lost niece

timely
Will he be saved by the timely return of Simone?

early
welcome
This is a welcome return to form for one of the best athletes in the sport.

possible, potential
He does not rule out a possible return to the concert world.

fast, prompt, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
The new treatment means patients can expect a shorter hospital stay and a faster return to work.

brief
safe
They offered up a prayer of thanks for her safe return.

triumphant
She made a triumphant return to Broadway earlier this year.

successful
He made a successful return to the game after several years of retirement.
This race announces the successful return of Johnson, who has been out of the international scene for almost two years.

emotional, happy, nostalgic
The photos were taken during his nostalgic return to Redwood Creek.

dramatic
miraculous
Today, the whole village celebrates Elizabeth's miraculous return.

make
Shevchenko made an emotional return to his former team.

mark
The victory marked Williams's return to top form.

herald, signal
The takeover heralded a return to a strong central administration.

await, wait for
anticipate, expect
The cooperative anticipates a return to profitability later in the year.

announce
greet (esp. BrE)
The smell of cooking greeted his return home.

welcome
Thousands will welcome the return of this national treasure.

celebrate
facilitate
The organization facilitates the return of refugees and displaced persons.

delay
request
demand
He demanded the return of his money.

advocate, support
a cult whose members advocated a return to traditional living

seek, want
He continued to seek the return of his property.

call for
The UN continued to call for a return to civilian rule.

date
flight, journey, trip
When is your return flight?

ticket (= for the return trip)
I lost my return ticket and was stranded in Thailand.

address
envelope
call, phone call
She hoped she'd get a return call soon.

email, message

in return (for)
She gave them all the help she could, and asked for nothing in return.

on sb's return
He promised to visit us on his return.

return from
The date of their return from India is a month from now.

return to
Jones is hoping for an early return to racing after her injury.

by return (BrE), by return mail (AmE), by return of post (BrE)
All orders will be sent by return of post/by return mail.

attractive, big, excellent, good, great, high, maximum, substantial
increasing
increasing returns from educational investment

acceptable (esp. BrE), adequate, decent, fair, healthy, modest, positive, reasonable, solid
disappointing
low, marginal, meagre/meager, negative, poor, small
decreasing, diminishing
the law of diminishing returns

10%, 30%, etc.
total
average
an average return of 16%

economic, financial
They are counting on a big financial return.

overall
investment
They're looking for new sources of investment return.

immediate
fast, quick
The software had to demonstrate a fast return.

early
Venture capitalists currently see few prospects of early returns.

future
long-term, short-term
annual, monthly, etc.
expected, likely, possible, potential, projected
guaranteed
The plan provides a guaranteed return.

gross (esp. BrE)
after-tax, net
actual, real
future real returns from global equities

tax-free (esp. BrE)
risk-adjusted (AmE)
amended (AmE)
annualized (esp. AmE)
shareholder
stock (AmE)
excess (AmE)

achieve, bring, earn, get, make, receive
You should get a good return on this investment.

average
The group has averaged returns of 3.8% a year over the past five years.

boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize
to maximize returns to shareholders

calculate
expect, forecast, predict
She expects a 100% return within 18 months.

look for, seek
investors seeking better returns in an era of low inflation

deliver, generate, give (sb), offer (sb), produce, provide, realize, show, yield
Gold shares could realize returns of 15% per annum.
The venture yielded a net return of £15 million.

ensure, guarantee
The employer guaranteed a certain return on retirement investment.

represent
These figures represent a return of 8.5% per annum.

increase
decline

rate (esp. AmE)
We're getting a high return rate.

return from
Their goal is to improve economic returns from irrigation.

return on
the return on capital/investment/savings

a rate of return
We're getting a high rate of return.

day, period
business-class, economy, first-class, standard, tourist-class

ticket
flight, journey