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riposteenUK
ri·poste R0256600 (rĭ-pōst′)n.1. Sports A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.intr.v. ri·post·ed, ri·post·ing, ri·postes 1. To make a return thrust.2. To retort quickly.
[French, alteration of obsolete risposte, from Italian risposta, answer, from feminine past participle of rispondere, to answer, from Latin respondēre; see respond.]riposte (rɪˈpɒst; rɪˈpəʊst) or ripostn1. a swift sharp reply in speech or action2. (Fencing) fencing a counterattack made immediately after a successful parryvb (intr) to make a riposte[C18: from French, from Italian risposta, from rispondere to reply, respond]ri•poste (rɪˈpoʊst)
n., v. -post•ed, -post•ing. n. 1. a quick, sharp return in speech or action: a clever riposte. 2. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge. v.i. 3. to make a riposte. 4. to reply or retaliate. [1700–10; < French, variant of risposte prompt answer < Italian risposta, n. use of feminine past participle of rispondere to answer < Vulgar Latin *respondere for Latin respondēre; see respond] riposte - A counterstroke, such as a snappy retort, from Italian riposta, "reply, response."See also related terms for reply.riposte
Past participle: riposted
Gerund: riposting
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| I riposte | | you riposte | | he/she/it ripostes | | we riposte | | you riposte | | they riposte |
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| I riposted | | you riposted | | he/she/it riposted | | we riposted | | you riposted | | they riposted |
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| I am riposting | | you are riposting | | he/she/it is riposting | | we are riposting | | you are riposting | | they are riposting |
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| I have riposted | | you have riposted | | he/she/it has riposted | | we have riposted | | you have riposted | | they have riposted |
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| I was riposting | | you were riposting | | he/she/it was riposting | | we were riposting | | you were riposting | | they were riposting |
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| I had riposted | | you had riposted | | he/she/it had riposted | | we had riposted | | you had riposted | | they had riposted |
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| I will riposte | | you will riposte | | he/she/it will riposte | | we will riposte | | you will riposte | | they will riposte |
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| I will have riposted | | you will have riposted | | he/she/it will have riposted | | we will have riposted | | you will have riposted | | they will have riposted |
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| I will be riposting | | you will be riposting | | he/she/it will be riposting | | we will be riposting | | you will be riposting | | they will be riposting |
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| I have been riposting | | you have been riposting | | he/she/it has been riposting | | we have been riposting | | you have been riposting | | they have been riposting |
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| I will have been riposting | | you will have been riposting | | he/she/it will have been riposting | | we will have been riposting | | you will have been riposting | | they will have been riposting |
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| I had been riposting | | you had been riposting | | he/she/it had been riposting | | we had been riposting | | you had been riposting | | they had been riposting |
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| I would riposte | | you would riposte | | he/she/it would riposte | | we would riposte | | you would riposte | | they would riposte |
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| I would have riposted | | you would have riposted | | he/she/it would have riposted | | we would have riposted | | you would have riposted | | they would have riposted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | riposte - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"comeback, rejoinder, retort, replication, counter, returnback talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" | | 2. | riposte - (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lungecounterattack, 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.fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) | | Verb | 1. | riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust - make a thrusting forward movement | | 2. | riposte - answer backretort, rejoin, repay, come back, returnanswer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" |
ripostenoun1. retort, return, answer, response, reply, sally, comeback (informal), counterattack, repartee, rejoinder He glanced at her, expecting a cheeky riposte.verb1. retort, return, answer, reply, respond, come back, rejoin, reciprocate 'You look kind of funny,' she riposted blithely.ripostenounA spirited, incisive reply:comeback, repartee, retort.verbTo speak or act in response, as to a question:answer, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return.Translations
riposteenUK
riposte, ripost Fencing a counterattack made immediately after a successful parry riposteenUK
Synonyms for ripostenoun retortSynonyms- retort
- return
- answer
- response
- reply
- sally
- comeback
- counterattack
- repartee
- rejoinder
verb retortSynonyms- retort
- return
- answer
- reply
- respond
- come back
- rejoin
- reciprocate
Synonyms for ripostenoun a spirited, incisive replySynonymsverb to speak or act in response, as to a questionSynonyms- answer
- rejoin
- reply
- respond
- retort
- return
Synonyms for ripostenoun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)Synonyms- comeback
- rejoinder
- retort
- replication
- counter
- return
Related Words- back talk
- backtalk
- sass
- sassing
- lip
- mouth
- reply
- response
noun (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lungeRelated Words- counterattack
- countermove
- fencing
verb make a return thrustRelated Words- fencing
- lunge
- hurl
- hurtle
- thrust
verb answer backSynonyms- retort
- rejoin
- repay
- come back
- return
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