The term 'bounce back' is often used to describe a person or situation that has experienced difficulty and then recovered. The crossword solutions for this term include 'REACT, ' which means to act in response to a stimulus; 'RECUPERATE, ' which means to regain health or strength; 'BACKFIRE, ' which means to have an opposite effect than intended; 'BOOMERANG, ' which means to RETURN to the sender; 'REVIVE, ' which means to bring back to life; 'RETURN, ' which means to go back to a previous place; 'RESPOND, ' which means to answer or REACT to something; 'ECHO, ' which means to repeat what was said; 'RECOVER, ' which means to get back something that was lost; 'REBOUND, ' which means to bounce back after a fall; 'CAROM, ' which means to REBOUND off a surface; 'RALLY, ' which means to come together in support; 'reecho, ' which means to ECHO again; and 'getover, ' which means to overcome a difficulty.