| Main Entry: | comeback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recovery, triumph |
Synonyms: |
improvement, rally, rebound, resurgence, return, revival, victory, winning |
Antonyms: |
failure |
| Main Entry: | comeback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snappy retort |
Synonyms: |
answer back, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retaliation, riposte |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reply; reaction |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, backcap, band-aid, close, comeback, comment, cooler, counterclaim, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, explanation, feedback, guff, interpretation, justification, key, lip, observation, parting shot, pay dirt, plea, quick fix, rebuttal, refutation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, report, resolution, response, result, retort, return, rhetorical question, riposte, sign, solution, statement, thank-you note, the ticket, topper, vindication, wisecrack |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
Antonyms: |
question |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
Antonyms: |
ask, question |
| Main Entry: | back talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rude answer |
Synonyms: |
back answer, backchat, cheek, comeback, guff, insolence, insult, lip, mouth, nasty reply, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, sass, sauce, short answer, uptake |
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of opinion; explanation |
Synonyms: |
animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | derision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insult, disrespect |
Synonyms: |
Bronx cheer, backhanded compliment, brickbat, butt*, comeback, contempt, contumely, crack, dig*, disdain, disparagement, dump*, jab, jest, joke, laughingstock, laughter, mockery, object of ridicule, parting shot, pilgarlic, put-down, raillery, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, slam*, slap, sneering |
Antonyms: |
adulation, commendation, compliment, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | feedback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
Synonyms: |
answer, assessment, comeback, comment, criticism, evaluation, observation, reaction, rebuttal, reply, retaliation, sentiment |
| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridicule |
Synonyms: |
comeback, cutting remark, derision, dig*, dump*, jab, jeer, joke, mockery, parting shot, put-down, rank-out, sarcasm, scoffing, slam*, sneer, swipe, taunt |
Antonyms: |
commendation, praise |
| Main Entry: | impertinence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
Synonyms: |
assurance, audacity, back talk, backchat, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, come-back, crust, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, forwardness, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, impropriety, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, lip, nerve, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, smart mouth, wise guy, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
humility, manners, politeness |