comeback

Plural: comebacks

Noun

• A return to former prosperity, success, or popularity.
• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
• return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
• A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
• A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
• 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.

Examples

• Down by 50 points, her 100-point play was a stunning COMEBACK.
• I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
• That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

Synonyms

counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte