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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]
2: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 18891. a. a sharp or witty reply; retortb. a cause for complaint2. a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity); recovery, revival< staging his ultimate comeback from self-imposed exile — Howard Mandel >
Oxford Reference Dictionary
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.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
(comebacks) 1. If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away. Sixties singing star Petula Clark is making a comeback. N-COUNT 2. If something makes a comeback, it becomes fashionable again. Tight fitting T-shirts are making a comeback. N-COUNT 3. If you have no comeback when someone has done something wrong to you, there is nothing you can do to have them punished or held responsible. = redress N-UNCOUNT: with brd-neg
Moby Thesaurus
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
