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comeback

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of comeback

1 a quick witty response
  • always ready with a comeback for every insult
Synonyms of comeback

repartee, retort, riposte
Words Related to comeback

squelch

back talk

crack, quip, sally, wisecrack, witticism, zinger

cut, insult, put-down
2 something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
  • Regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback.
Synonyms of comeback

answer, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, return
Words Related to comeback

back talk, banter, repartee

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), comment, communication, correspondence, feedback, non sequitur, observation, reaction, remark

defense, explanation, justification, plea, rebuttal, refutation
Near Antonyms of comeback

challenge, charge, cross-examination, grilling, interrogation, interrogatory, quiz

poll, questionnaire, survey
Antonyms of comeback

inquiry, query, question
3 the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
  • trying to make a comeback after a career-threatening injury
Synonyms of comeback

convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation, snapback
Words Related to comeback

resuscitation, revival

survival
Near Antonyms of comeback

decline, degeneration, deterioration, fading, failing, languishing, sinking, wasting (away), weakening, wilting, withering, worsening

regression, relapse

come back

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of come back

1 to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
  • She's slowly coming back after being in a coma.
Synonyms of come back

convalesce, gain, heal, mend, rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back
Words Related to come back

come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revive

cheer (up), perk (up)

pull through, survive

recruit
Near Antonyms of come back

ail, collapse, come down, sicken

decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen

regress, relapse
2 to regain a former or normal state
  • The American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong.
Synonyms of come back

bounce (back), rally, rebound, recover, snap back
Words Related to come back

reanimate, revitalize, revive
Phrases Synonymous with come back

make a comeback (or stage)
Near Antonyms of come back

decline, fail, worsen
3 to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
  • He came back with another one of his smart remarks.
Synonyms of come back

answer, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, riposte
Words Related to come back

acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark

counter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refute
Near Antonyms of come back

challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quiz

poll, query, survey
Antonyms of come back

ask, inquire, question

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