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riposte [ri-pohst] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
riposte [ri-pohst]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: comeback
Synonyms: maneuver, repartee, reply, retort, return, thrust
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: comeback
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: snappy retort
Synonyms: answer back, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retaliation, riposte
Example Sentences
  • For the record, one semi-opinionated short post dated six years ago is a weak riposte to an accusation of persistent bias.
  • Sunday's gathering was a riposte to such glib optimism.
  • Nor is it evident which came first, provoking the other side to come up with its own interior-design-inspired riposte.
Main Entry: quip
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: witty communication, often verbal
Synonyms: badinage, banter, bon mot, crack, drollery, gag, gibe, insult, jeer, jest, joke, mockery, offense, pleasantry, pun, repartee, retort, riposte, sally, satire, spoof, wisecrack, witticism
Main Entry: repartee
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pleasant conversation
Synonyms: answer, badinage, banter, bon mot, comeback, humor, irony, persiflage, pleasantry, quip, raillery, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, riposte, sally, sarcasm, satire, wit, witticism, wittiness, wordplay
Antonyms: argument, disagreement, fight
Main Entry: reply
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: answer
Synonyms: acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, knee-jerk reaction, lip, reaction, reciprocation, rejoinder, respond, response, retaliation, retort, return, riposte, sass, snappy comeback, vibes, wisecrack
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: reply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: answer
Synonyms: acknowledge, be in touch, come back, counter, echo, feedback, field the question, get back to, react, reciprocate, rejoin, respond, retaliate, retort, return, riposte, shoot back, squelch, top*, write back
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: response
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: answer, reaction
Synonyms: acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, comeback, counter, double-take, echo, feedback, hit, kickback, knee-jerk reaction, lip, rejoinder, reply, respond, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, sass, snappy comeback, vibes, wisecrack
Antonyms: asking, question, request
Main Entry: retort
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: snappy answer
Synonyms: antiphon, back answer, back talk, comeback, cooler, counter, crack*, gag, jape, jest, joke, lip, parting shot, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally, snappy comeback, topper, wisecrack, witticism
Antonyms: question, request
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