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) riposte ((fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge)

Verb

• S: (v) riposte (make a return thrust) "his opponent riposted"
• S: (v) retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin (answer back)