Synonyms of comebacks

comebacks

noun

plural of comeback

1

as in retorts

a quick witty response

always ready with a comeback for every insult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retorts
• insults
• ripostes
• repartees
• wisecracks
• quips
• witticisms
• zingers
• sallies
• back talks
• cuts
• put-downs
• squelches
• cracks

2

as in responses

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 & Similar Words

• responses
• replies
• answers
• reactions
• returns
• rejoinders
• retorts
• remarks
• observations
• comments
• communications
• replications
• banters
• repartees
• feedback
• rebuttals
• explanations
• back talks
• justifications
• non sequiturs
• refutations
• persiflages
• acknowledgments
• defenses
• correspondences
• pleas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• challenges
• charges
• interrogations
• interrogatories
• surveys
• polls
• quizzes
• questionnaires
• cross-examinations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comebacks

Dell has made steady progress through his rehabilitation, but his recovery has been viewed as one of the league's most difficult injury comebacks because of the extraordinary extent of the damage. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Two of the craziest comebacks of the season came this week, courtesy of teams trying to stay in the American League wild card race. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Those two comebacks give Jackson the second-most returning songs on the ranking this week. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

There are plenty of recovery stories, but also horror ones, of promising careers derailed by too-quick comebacks or just imperfect treatment. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

At 39 and already a World Cup champion, Messi scored his first-ever World Cup hat trick, finished with eight goals and four assists in the tournament, and keyed incredible comebacks against Egypt in the round of 16 and England in the semis. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026

Mehlman, 31, a former Ithaca College athlete whose own tennis journey was sidelined by injury, knows something about comebacks. — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

At the end of a magical World Cup run filled with thrilling endings and comebacks, there was no such finish for Lionel Messi and Argentina. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Oladipo had since attempted brief comebacks in China and the G League. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026