Definition for Riposte:

• even the score, in sports

Synonyms for Riposte:

• n.

  •
  • ask.
  •act (noun)
  • riposte.
  •answer (noun)
  • echo,
  • countercharge,
  • excuse,
  • replication,
  • rebuttal,
  • counter-reply,
  • rejoinder,
  • explanation,
  • return,
  • surrebuttal,
  • counter-accusation,
  • counter-statement,
  • acknowledgment,
  • counterclaim.
  •back talk (noun)
  • back answer,
  • short answer,
  • uptakes,
  • sauce,
  • backchat,
  • uptake,
  • back-talk,
  • nasty reply.
  •come back (noun)
  • come back.
  •comeback (noun)
  • maneuver.
  •counter (noun)
  • counter.
  •quip (noun)
  • bons mots.
  •repartee (noun)
  • wittinesses.
  •reply (noun)
  • re actions,
  • kneejerk reaction.
  •response (noun)
  • refutation,
  • reaction,
  • defense,
  • justification,
  • objection,
  • denial.
  •retort (noun)
  • re torts,
  • re-tort,
  • re-venge,
  • re tort,
  • re venge,
  • re venges,
  • re-torts.
  •retroaction (noun)
  • retro actions,
  • retro-action,
  • retro-actions,
  • retro action.
  •return (noun)
  • re turn,
  • re-turns,
  • re turns,
  • Re-turn.
  •snappy comeback (noun)
  • witty comebacks,
  • snappy-comeback.

• v.

  •answers (verb)
  • counterblast.
  •reply (verb)
  • re-joins,
  • re-plied,
  • re plied,
  • is touch,
  • being in touch,
  • re joining,
  • field question,
  • re joins,
  • was touch,
  • fielded the question,
  • writes back,
  • wast touch,
  • wert in touch,
  • art in touch,
  • is in touch,
  • re-join,
  • fielding question,
  • re join,
  • re turning,
  • re acted,
  • are touch,
  • gotten back to,
  • getting back to,
  • got back to,
  • re-joined,
  • wert touch,
  • feedbacked,
  • re-turning,
  • re-plying,
  • were in touch,
  • re plying,
  • gat back to,
  • art touch,
  • fields question,
  • are in touch,
  • re joined,
  • fielding the question,
  • re acting,
  • writ back,
  • re-acted,
  • shot back,
  • gets back to,
  • fields the question,
  • being touch,
  • re-turned,
  • am touch,
  • shoots back,
  • feedbacking,
  • fielded question,
  • shooting back,
  • writing back,
  • were touch,
  • be touch,
  • re-joining,
  • was in touch,
  • wast in touch.
  •retort (verb)
  • comes back at,
  • snapped back,
  • talked back,
  • re-paid,
  • re-butting,
  • re paid,
  • re pays,
  • answering back,
  • re-pays,
  • came back at,
  • re pay,
  • coming back at,
  • re butting,
  • answers back,
  • re quite,
  • re butted,
  • re-paying,
  • re-butted,
  • re paying,
  • snaps back,
  • re-quite,
  • talks back,
  • re-pay.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • joke.
  •Other relevant words:
  • commit,
  • contribute,
  • contradiction,
  • password,
  • recovery,
  • pay back,
  • witticism,
  • argue for,
  • replica,
  • support,
  • recompense,
  • deliver,
  • sustain,
  • regress,
  • lip,
  • issue,
  • surrebutter,
  • Retroaction,
  • output,
  • reappearance,
  • plea,
  • recurrence,
  • speak up for,
  • consign,
  • counterstatement,
  • give,
  • refund,
  • extend,
  • turn back,
  • champion,
  • maintain,
  • bring back,
  • bright idea,
  • give back,
  • paying back,
  • hark back,
  • buffet,
  • recall,
  • refute,
  • reverberate,
  • advocate,
  • pleading,
  • bright thought,
  • restitution,
  • wisecrack,
  • be restored,
  • persiflage,
  • pay,
  • espouse,
  • proceeds,
  • brilliant idea,
  • assert,
  • develop,
  • counter-argument,
  • exception,
  • requite,
  • fall,
  • payoff,
  • reward,
  • income tax return,
  • surrejoinder,
  • antiphony,
  • afford,
  • Boutade,
  • donate,
  • takings,
  • allow,
  • smart crack,
  • Rescription,
  • antiphon,
  • rise,
  • jibe,
  • homecoming,
  • resist,
  • plead for,
  • egress,
  • Responsory,
  • gibe,
  • stand up for,
  • epigram,
  • speak for,
  • getting even,
  • aphorism,
  • rebut,
  • devolve,
  • conceit,
  • take,
  • repay,
  • rescript,
  • stick up for,
  • reverberation,
  • parry,
  • receipt,
  • argument,
  • pleasantry,
  • tax return,
  • pass down,
  • revert,
  • income,
  • flash back,
  • reinstatement,
  • repost,
  • Facetiae,
  • lead,
  • squelch,
  • defend,
  • retrovert,
  • restoration,
  • Respondence,
  • reelect,
  • uphold,
  • say in defense,
  • say,
  • rejoin,
  • react,
  • yield,
  • scintillation,
  • get back,
  • Responsion,
  • acknowledge,
  • retaliation,
  • special pleading,
  • aftermath,
  • regaining,
  • confutation,
  • play of wit,
  • sally,
  • mot,
  • barb,
  • contend for,
  • render,
  • flow,
  • bestow,
  • crack,
  • answering,
  • endow,
  • pass,
  • demurrer,
  • jest,
  • take back,
  • coming back,
  • interpret,
  • apothegm,
  • bear,
  • rebutter,
  • retaliate,
  • return key,
  • allege in support,
  • happen,
  • put-down,
  • reecho,
  • go back,
  • generate.

Paraphrases for Riposte:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    response.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    retaliation.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    counter-attack, reaction.

Antonyms for Riposte:

• n.

  • comeback
    request, question.

Homophones for Riposte:

• ravaged, robust, ravigote, revised, repast, rap sheet, reposit, rebuked, revisit, rhapsody, Rebecca West, rapist, rapacity, rapeseed.

Hyponym for Riposte:

• n.

  • act
    countermove, counterattack.

• v.

  • motion
    hurtle, thrust, lunge, hurl.