Backtrack and Return

Backtrack

Backtrack verb - Retrace one's course.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Backtrack

Return and backtrack are semantically related in double back topic. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Backtrack".

Nearby Word: backtracking

Return

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

Backtrack and return are semantically related in double back topic. You can use "Backtrack" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Both words in one sentence

  • Golden Sun: Dark Dawn has "points of no return", beyond which you cannot backtrack to get things you miss.
  • Fortunately, you can backtrack to the last room you entered (good for instadeath), and if you have no save before the point of no return, you can at least restart the *chapter* instead of the whole game...
  • Video Game / Legend of Grimrock Point of No Return: While you can backtrack as many floors as you like at any time to search for treasure and secrets, you should do so before inserting the four mechanical parts on floor 12.
Cite this Source
Return and Backtrack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backtrack/return
Backtrack & Return. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backtrack/return>.
Return or Backtrack. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backtrack/return.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "backtrack" and "return" have occurred on timeline