rebound

Nouns

  • (n) a movement back from an impact backlash, recoil, repercussion,
  • (n) a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
    • he is still on the rebound from his wife's death
  • (n) the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

Verbs

  • (v) spring back; spring away from an impact
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
    bounce, ricochet, take a hop, resile, recoil, spring, bound, reverberate,
  • (v) return to a former condition
    • The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends
    • The stock market rallied
    rally,

Synonyms

backlash recoil repercussion bounce ricochet take a hop resile spring bound reverberate rally

Words of close approximity

rebound tenderness