Exile
Exile noun - The forced removal from a homeland.
Usage example: the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.
Return
Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
How words are described
| old | old exile | old return |
| long | long exile | long return |
| brief | brief exile | brief return |
| initial | initial exile | initial return |
| Other adjectives: actual, serious, permanent, temporary, later, subsequent, imminent, forced, last, eventual, recent, previous, sudden, unexplained. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Note that "prodigal" means "wasteful"; the correct definition is used in the biblical parable, but the word has come to be associated with exile and return.
Source: Prodigal Hero -
This drove Henry to return from exile with an army and overthrew the unpopular Richard, becoming Henry IV in the process.
Source: The Exile -
Instead of payment they're allowed to return from exile (and, in Fox's case, get revenge.)
Source: Only in It for the Money
Cite this Source
Return and Exile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exile/return
Exile & Return. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exile/return>.
Return or Exile. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exile/return.
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