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comebacknoun a quick witty responsealways ready with a comeback for every insult repartee, retort, riposte squelchback talkcrack, quip, sally, wisecrack, witticism, zingercut, insult, put-down something spoken or written in reaction especially to a questionregardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback answer, rejoinder, replication, reply, response, retort, return back talk, banter, persiflage, reparteeacknowledgment(or acknowledgement), comment, communication, correspondence, feedback, non sequitur, observation, reaction, remarkdefense, explanation, justification, plea, rebuttal, refutation inquiry, query, question challenge, charge, cross-examination, grilling, interrogation, interrogatory, quizpoll, questionnaire, survey the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strengthtrying to make a comeback after a career-threatening injury convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehab, rehabilitation, snapback resuscitation, revivalsurvival decline, degeneration, deterioration, fading, failing, languishing, sinking, wasting (away), weakening, wilting, withering, worseningregression, relapse come backverbto become healthy and strong again after illness or weaknessshe's slowly coming back after being in a coma convalesce, gain, heal, mend, pull round(chiefly British), rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revivecheer (up), perk (up)pull through, surviverecruit ail, collapse, come down, sickendecline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsenregress, relapse to regain a former or normal statethe American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong bounce (back), rally, rebound, recover, snap back reanimate, revitalize, revive make a comeback(or stage a comeback) decline, fail, worsen to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reactionhe came back with another one of his smart remarks answer, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, riposte acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remarkcounter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refute ask, inquire, question challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quizpoll, query, survey in 1860 |