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comeback
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun comeback has 2 senses
- comeback(n = noun.communication) counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" has particulars: back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing
- comeback(n = noun.act) Array - return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity; Array is a kind of reappearance, return
is a kind of reply, response
Derived form verb come back4
OXFORD DICTIONARY
comeback, n.
1 a return to a previous (esp. successful) state.
2 sl. a retaliation or retort.
3 Austral. a sheep bred from crossbred and purebred parents for both wool and meat.
1 a return to a previous (esp. successful) state.
2 sl. a retaliation or retort.
3 Austral. a sheep bred from crossbred and purebred parents for both wool and meat.
THESAURUS
comeback
Parthian shot, acknowledgment, answer, answering, antiphon, back answer, back talk, backchat, backfire, boomerang, caustic remark, convalescence, counter, counterattack, counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, countermeasure, counterrevolution, counterstep, counterstroke, crack, cut, cutting remark, defense, dig, dump, echo, evasive reply, exchange, fleer, flout, foolery, gibe, gibing retort, give-and-take, interchange, jab, jape, jeer, jest, leg-pull, mock, parting shot, put-down, put-on, quip, rally, reaction, ready reply, receipt, reciprocation, recoil, recovery, recuperation, rejoinder, repartee, replication, reply, repost, rescript, rescription, respondence, response, responsion, responsory, retaliation, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, rude reproach, scoff, scurrility, short answer, slam, slap, snappy comeback, swipe, taunt, twit, verbal thrust, witty reply, witty retort, yes-and-no answer
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