Synonyms for comeback


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhm-bak
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌmˌbæk

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Définition of comeback

Origin :
  • "verbal retort," 1889, from come + back (adj.). Meaning "recovery, return to former position or condition after retirement or loss" is attested from 1908, American English.
  • noun recovery, triumph
  • noun snappy retort
Example sentences :
  • While I turned to answer it, my mind was still hunting a comeback to this.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • As she's beamin' straight at me I has to give her some comeback.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • Angela gasped: "Oh, comeback, comeback, darling Miss Humf'ay!"
  • Extract from : « Once Aboard The Lugger » by Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
  • Now, with every chance for a comeback, Nan wanted me to pass!
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Richard Maples
  • I didn't have any comeback about that, for there was certainly some truth in what he says.
  • Extract from : « Believe You Me! » by Nina Wilcox Putnam
  • Of course, with a little effort you could still stage a comeback.
  • Extract from : « This Side of Paradise » by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Family and community are the costars of this great American comeback.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • I doubt whether I shall see you when you comeback, so write a jolly lot of letters.
  • Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Nobody will run away with me; and I can very easily amuse myself with picking up shells till you comeback.
  • Extract from : « Falkland, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Carmichael paused here to give em a comeback at him; but their mouths were dry, and they only hemmed an hawed.
  • Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason

Antonyms for comeback

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