EN

Synonyms for comeback

  • noun

All synonyms

Noun

1. Retort — A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one

retort, return, rejoinder, riposte, reply, counter, replication

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

    I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

Forms

Plural
comebacks → retorts, returns, rejoinders, ripostes…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
comebackrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
reply2
6 letters
return2, retort2
7 letters
counter2, riposte2
9 letters
rejoinder3
11 letters
replication4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reply2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
remontée