What does comeback mean?

Definitions for comeback
ˈkʌmˌbækcome·back

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word comeback.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counternoun

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

    "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

  2. comebacknoun

    return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Wiktionary

  1. comebacknoun

    A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.).

    That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

  2. comebacknoun

    A retort or answer.

    I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of comeback in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of comeback in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of comeback in a Sentence

  1. Kelsey Plum:

    Comeback means a lot more to me than the sixth man, i don’t know what people expected from me coming back. I knew it would be like this. It’s cool that other people can see that.

  2. Jim Rossman:

    At that point M&A will make a comeback as a theme.

  3. Hou Yingmin:

    This is victory in the first battles of a long-lasting war, it takes time for market sentiment to fully recover from the recent trauma, which was so severe, and bears are likely to make a comeback anytime soon.

  4. Matthew Balazik:

    This could be a kind of a comeback generation.

  5. Bill Schuette:

    Today's ruling is a victory for family budgets and job creation in Michigan, the court agreed that we can and must find a constructive balance in protecting the environment and continuing Michigan's economic comeback.

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