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Synonyms for riposte
rɪˈpoʊstri·poste
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Synonyms:
sound reflection, counter, echo, rejoinder, income tax return, reproduction, return, takings, payoff, regaining, sideboard, take, tabulator, parry, buffet, comeback, retort, tax return, reverberation, reappearance, counterpunch, recurrence, return key, coming back, replication, yield, getting even, restoration, issue, replica, paying back, restitution, heel counter, proceeds, homecomingriposteverb
(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
Synonyms:
retort, replication, comeback, return, counter, rejoinderriposteverb
make a return thrust
"his opponent riposted"
retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoinverb
answer back
Synonyms:
recall, take back, devolve, bring back, pay back, deliver, retrovert, regress, revert, fall, refund, give, retort, reward, generate, return, reelect, pass, yield, hark back, come back, repay, render, requite, rejoin, give back, turn back
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "riposte":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#246 | take | |
#357 | return | |
#555 | give | |
#604 | issue | |
#955 | response | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1493 | pass | |
#2277 | counter | |
#3338 | deliver | |
#3764 | echo | |
#3965 | generate | |
#4557 | yield | |
#4955 | reproduction | |
#4982 | refund | |
#5345 | restoration | |
#5370 | recall | |
#7371 | replica | |
#7439 | reward | |
#7517 | proceeds | |
#9759 | render | |
#9816 | replication | |
#10147 | buffet | |
#18370 | comeback | |
#18686 | recurrence | |
#18807 | homecoming | |
#19016 | repay | |
#20021 | revert | |
#21866 | parry | |
#22140 | payoff | |
#22740 | restitution | |
#39147 | regress | |
#44630 | retort | |
#47218 | regaining | |
#49045 | sideboard | |
#49630 | rejoin | |
#51630 | takings | |
#54296 | counterpunch | |
#74626 | reverberation | |
#83252 | devolve | |
#84628 | rejoinder | |
#89277 | reappearance | |
#109967 | riposte | |
#163014 | tabulator | |
#188723 | reelect | |
#193604 | requite |
How to use riposte in a sentence?
We are only into the third day of the new year, and a big fat dollop of geopolitical uncertainty has landed on investors' desks, i am struggling to see how an Iranian riposte will not occur.
In case of new American sanctions, the European Union would be ready to riposte.
If there are American sanctions against the French decision, which ... is the application of French law, we will immediately seek a riposte at the European level.
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