Return – 最常用、正式的替代词，适用于各种场合。
例：I need to return home before dark.
例：I need to return home before dark.
Go back to – 虽结构相似，但可搭配具体地点，语气自然。
例：Let’s go back to the hotel.
例：Let’s go back to the hotel.
Head back – 口语中常见，表示开始返回的动作。
例：We should head back now; it’s getting late.
例：We should head back now; it’s getting late.
Retreat – 多用于军事或策略性撤退，也可比喻性使用。
例：The army had to retreat after the attack failed.
例：The army had to retreat after the attack failed.
Revert – 强调回到原来的状态或做法（不常用于物理位置）。
例：The software reverted to the previous version.
例：The software reverted to the previous version.
Turn back – 表示中途折返，常用于旅行或行进途中。
例：We turned back because of the storm.
例：We turned back because of the storm.
Come back – 从对方视角说“回来”，多用于对话。
例：Please come back soon!
例：Please come back soon!