comeback

Meaning

Noun

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
3. An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

Verb

Misspelling of come back.

Synonyms

return

retort

rejoinder

recovery

riposte

coming back

restoration

answer

replication

rebuttal

rally

returning

counter

replica

reply

response

retaliation

retortion

reversion

throwback

recursivity

second bloom

reflowering

reflorescence

recurrency

crackdown

cue

homecoming

reaction

reappearance

recourse

recurrence

reentry

reflexive

refutation

reinstatement

renewal

Translations

retour

Rückkehr

Comeback

rentrée

réponse

resposta

ritorno

comeback

réplica

riposte

repartie

Wiederkehr

come-back

reaparición

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌmbæk/

Etymology

Deverbal from come back.