comeback

come·back

noun \ˈkəm-ˌbak\

Definition of COMEBACK

1

a : a sharp or witty reply : retort

b : a cause for complaint

2

: 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>

Examples of COMEBACK

1. The species was nearly extinct but is now making a comeback.
2. Short skirts were out of fashion for many years, but now they're making a comeback.
3. The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half.
4. The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season.

First Known Use of COMEBACK

1889

Related to COMEBACK

Synonyms

retort, repartee, riposte

Antonyms

inquiry, query, question

Related Words

squelch; back talk; crack, quip, sally, wisecrack, witticism, zinger; cut, insult, put-down

Near Antonyms

challenge, charge, cross-examination, grilling, interrogation, interrogatory, quiz; poll, questionnaire, survey

Rhymes with COMEBACK

aback, ack-ack, alack, amtrac, Anzac, arrack, attack, backpack, backtrack, Balzac, bareback, blackjack, blowback, bootblack, bootjack, brushback, bushwhack, buyback, callback, calpac, carjack, champac, cheapjack, coatrack, come back, cookshack, crackback, crookback, cut back, cutback, Dayak, dieback, Dirac, draw back, drawback, fall back, fallback, fastback, fast-track, fatback, feedback, finback, fireback, flapjack, flashback, fullback, gimcrack, giveback, graywacke, greenback, gripsack, guaiac, halfback, half-track, hardback, hardhack, hardtack, hatchback, hayrack, haystack, hijack, hogback, hold back, holdback, hopsack, horseback, humpback, hunchback, Iraq, jam-pack, jet-black, Kanak, Karnak, kayak, Kazak, kickback, knapsack, knickknack, kulak, kyack, laid-back, lampblack, leaseback, linac, macaque, man jack, manpack, Micmac, mossback, muntjac, Muzak, notchback, offtrack, one-track, outback, packsack, payback, pitch-black, play back, playback, plow back, plowback, Prozac, pullback, quillback, racetrack, ransack, rickrack, roll back, rollback, roorback, rucksack, runback, sad sack, scatback, serac, set back, setback, shellac, shellback, shoeblack, shoepac, sidetrack, six-pack, skewback, skipjack, skyjack, slapjack, slotback, Slovak, smokejack, smokestack, snap back, snapback, snowpack, softback, sumac, swayback, sweepback, swept-back, switchback, tailback, tarmac, thornback, throw back, throwback, thumbtack, ticktack, tieback, tie tack, tombac, touchback, tow sack, trictrac, tripack, unpack, wetback, whaleback, wingback, wisecrack, wolf pack, woolpack, woolsack, yashmak, zwieback