Noun

• S: (n) rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)) "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
• S: (n) riposte ((fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge)
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) counterattack, countermove (an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.)
• S: (n) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)) "the attack began at dawn"
• S: (n) operation, military operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)) "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
• S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
• S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

Verb

• S: (v) riposte (make a return thrust) "his opponent riposted"
• S: (v) retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin (answer back)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
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