comeback
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
Types & categories
- reappearance hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | counter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retort |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | return |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reply |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sass |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reappearance |