'comeback' definitions:

Definition of 'comeback'

noun

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]

noun

Return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Synonyms of 'comeback'

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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,
Parthian shot,
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