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RIPOSTES Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word ripostes. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word ripostes. (close relations)
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comebacks
nounn
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

counterattacks
nounn
noun

• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

• (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

verb

• make a counterattack

quips
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a witty saying

• witty remark

verb

• make jokes or quips

rejoinders
nounn
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

repartees
nounn
noun

• adroitness and cleverness in reply

retorts
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

verb

• answer back

retort
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

verb

• answer back

return
verb, nounv, n
noun

• document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

• a coming to or returning home

• the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

• getting something back again

• the act of going back to a prior location

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• happening again (especially at regular intervals)

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

• a reciprocal group action

• a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

• (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

• the act of someone appearing again

verb

• go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

• give back

• go back to a previous state

• go back to something earlier

• bring back to the point of departure

• return in kind

• make a return

• answer back

• be restored

• pay back

• pass down

• elect again

• be inherited by

• return to a previous position; in mathematics

• give or supply

• submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

comeback
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

counter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

• game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

• a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

• a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

• a person who counts things

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

• a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

adverb

• in the opposite direction

adjective satellite

• indicating opposition or resistance

verb

• speak in response

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

rejoin
verbv
verb

• join again

• answer back

rejoinder
nounn
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

repay
verbv
verb

• pay back

• make repayment for or return something

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• answer back

replication
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of making copies

• (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer

• the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

• copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

• the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion

come back
verbv
verb

• be restored

• go back to something earlier

• even the score, in sports

• answer back

Best Hypernyms For RIPOSTES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ripostes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
reply answer counterattack countermove hurl hurtle lunge respond response acknowledgments answers comebacks counters rejoinders repartees replies responses retorts

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