REBOUND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REBOUND?

Need another word that means the same as “rebound”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “rebound” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rebound” are: bounce, bound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, rally, bounce back, spring back, boomerang, glance, recover, pick up, make a recovery, make a comeback, misfire on, have an adverse effect on, have unwelcome repercussions for, come back on, be self-defeating for, cause one to be hoist with one's own petard, backlash, repercussion

Rebound as a Noun

Definitions of "Rebound" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rebound” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration.
• A movement back from an impact.
• The recurrence of a medical condition, especially after withdrawal of medication.
• An increase in value, amount, or strength after a previous decline.
• The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot.
• A recovery of possession of a missed shot.
• (in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface.

Synonyms of "Rebound" as a noun (3 Words)

backlash	A movement back from an impact. There was a backlash of intolerance.
recoil	The action of recoiling. His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle.
repercussion	A remote or indirect consequence of some action. His declaration had unforeseen repercussions.

Usage Examples of "Rebound" as a noun

• Rebound hypertension.
• They revealed a big rebound in profits for last year.
• He had twenty-two points and six rebounds, and missed only three shots.
• He blasted the rebound into the net.
• He is still on the rebound from his wife's death.

Rebound as a Verb

Definitions of "Rebound" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rebound” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Return to a former condition.
• Bounce back through the air after hitting something hard.
• Recover in value, amount, or strength after a decrease or decline.
• Gain possession of a missed shot after it bounces off the backboard or basket rim.
• (of an event or action) have an unexpected adverse consequence for (someone, especially the person responsible for it.
• Spring back; spring away from an impact.

Synonyms of "Rebound" as a verb (23 Words)

be self-defeating for	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
boomerang	Return to the initial position from where it came like a boomerang. Misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car maker.
bounce	Hit something so that it bounces. The ball bounced away and he chased it.
bounce back	Eject from the premises.
bound	Move forward by leaps and bounds. Shares bounded ahead in early dealing.
cause one to be hoist with one's own petard	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
come back on	Come under, be classified or included.
glance	Throw a glance at take a brief look at. She only glanced at the paper.
have an adverse effect on	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
have unwelcome repercussions for	Receive willingly something given or offered.
make a comeback	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
make a recovery	Form by assembling individuals or constituents.
misfire on	Fail to fire or detonate.
pick up	Look for and gather.
rally	Drive in a rally. We re driving off to Spain to rally.
recoil	Spring back; spring away from an impact. He recoiled in horror.
recover	Get or find back recover the use of. Recover a chair.
resile	Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed. The rubber tubes resile.
reverberate	Treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace. The hall reverberated with laughter.
ricochet	Appear to move with a series of ricochets. They fired off a couple of rounds ricocheting the bullets against a wall.
spring	Move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring. Madness and creativity could spring from the same source.
spring back	Spring back spring away from an impact.
take a hop	Receive willingly something given or offered.

Usage Examples of "Rebound" as a verb

• He proved that he can score and rebound as well as any of his peers.
• Nicholas's tricks are rebounding on him.
• The Share Index rebounded to show a twenty-point gain.
• His shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal.

Associations of "Rebound" (30 Words)

ambush	Hunt quarry by stalking and ambushing. Tory representatives were ambushed by camera crews.
backlash	Recoil arising between parts of a mechanism. Typical gearbox backlash in these systems is 2.
ball	Form into a ball by winding or rolling. Play ball.
bounce	Hit something so that it bounces. The government should beware being bounced into any ill considered foreign gamble.
bumpy	Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. The car jolted on the bumpy road.
cower	Crouch down in fear. Children cowered in terror as the shoot out erupted.
creep	(of a plastic solid) undergo gradual deformation under stress. The mines were unworkable because of creep.
cringe	Show submission or fear. I cringed at the fellow s stupidity.
duck	A female duck. Before he could duck another stone struck him.
far	At or to or from a great distance in space. The far reaches of the universe.
flinch	An act of flinching. Don t call me that he said with a flinch.
forth	From a particular thing or place or position forth is obsolete. From that time forth.
further	To or at a greater distance in time or space farther is used more frequently than further in this physical sense. They are further along in their research than we expected.
hop	The act of hopping jumping upward or forward especially on one foot. The society s regular fortnightly hop.
huddle	Crowd or draw together. He controls the huddle and the team better than anybody else.
jump	Jump down from an elevated point. She will make a sponsored jump at Thruxton Airfield.
leap	The distance leaped or to be leaped. Amid the notes a couple of items leap out.
outside	Coming from the outside. Anne put the outside lights on.
pounce	The act of pouncing. The paper pounced on her admission that she is still a member of CND.
provoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. A teacher can provoke you into working harder.
recoil	The action of recoiling. If man upsets his planetary ecosystem it will automatically recoil upon him.
resurface	Put a new coating on or re-form (a surface, especially a road. I helped my mother to resurface the kitchen floor.
shrink	A psychiatrist. The metal is unsuitable for shrinking on to wooden staves.
skip	Cause to skip over a surface. Marian skipped half heartedly through the book.
skulk	Move stealthily. The skulk howls away into the night.
slide	Slide guitar. Use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow.
spring	Spring back spring away from an impact. We decided to spring a surprise on them.
swoop	Seize or catch with a swooping motion. She swooped up the hen in her arms.
waylay	Stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way. He waylaid me on the stairs.
wince	Draw back, as with fear or pain. She winced when she heard his pompous speech.