Defenition of the word riposte
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Defenition of the word riposte
- a reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
- answer back
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
- (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- make a return thrust
Synonyms for the word riposte
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- come back
- comeback
- counter
- fight back
- parry
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- repay
- reply
- retort
- return
- wisecrack
Similar words in the riposte
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- riposte
- riposte's
- riposted
- ripostes
Hyponyms for the word riposte
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- back talk
- backtalk
- lip
- mouth
- sass
- sassing
Hypernyms for the word riposte
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- answer
- counterattack
- countermove
- hurl
- hurtle
- lunge
- reply
- respond
- response
- thrust
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