/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of come back Find synonyms for: Noun1. rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter, reply, responseusage: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"2. comeback, reappearance, returnusage: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activityVerb1. come back, return, reappear, re-emergeusage: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"2. hark back, return, come back, recall, denote, referusage: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"3. come back, catch upusage: even the score, in sports4. retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin, answer, reply, respondusage: answer backWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: foliage Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language