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rebound

The word “rebound” has 2 syllables: re-bound

It's pronounced as /ˈriˌbaʊnd/

What is synonym and antonym for rebound?

In the thesaurus, “rebound” has 41 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rebound along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rebound

Antonyms for rebound

Meanings of rebound

  • noun
    1. The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
    2. A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
    3. An effort to recover from a setback.
    4. A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently-ended romantic relationship.
    5. The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.
    6. An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
  • verb
    1. To bound or spring back from a force.
    2. To give back an echo.
    3. To jump up or get back up again.
    4. To send back; to reverberate.
    5. To bind again.
    6. To associate a command with a different key.

Example Sentences

  • The basketball player grabbed the rebound and scored.
  • After a tough year, the economy began to rebound.
  • She tried to rebound quickly from the disappointment.
  • The ball hit the wall and made a sharp rebound.
  • He wasn’t ready for a relationship and was clearly on the rebound.

On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rebound, such as: action, answer, backlash, behavior, bounce, brush, bump.

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Related Words

backfire

  • arson
  • backlash
  • blaze
  • bonfire
  • boomerang
  • bounce back
  • brush fire
  • campfire
  • collapse
  • conflagration
  • decline
  • disappoint
  • fail
  • flare-up
  • flop
  • flounder
  • flunk
  • fold
  • forest fire
  • holocaust
  • inferno
  • miscarry
  • rebound
  • recoil
  • ricochet
  • slip
  • slump
  • spring back
  • struggle
  • wane
  • wash out
  • wildfire

backlash

echo

echoes

take

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