comeback
/ˈkʌmbak
/noun
1A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful: the heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in England [as modifier]: a comeback tour...
- This unexpected gesture appears to have motivated him to make his comeback attempt most serious.
- Failed comeback attempts, like successful ones, are a staple of baseball history, a feature of every season.
- She was initially uncertain because, despite a successful comeback tour two years back, she officially retired eight years ago.
Synonyms
resurgence, recovery, return, rally, upturn, revival, rebound;
British fightback
1.1A return to fashion of an item, activity, or style: trouser suits are making a comeback...
- Odds are if you feel a style isn't apropos for you on its fashion comeback, you are probably being honest with yourself.
- The Polynesian craze of mid-century America has made a comeback in fashion, collectibles, interior decor and art.
- As well, we both know that square toes shoes will make a comeback as soon as fashion marketers have found a way to lace every man in pointy shoes.
2 informal A quick reply to a critical remark: some of my best comebacks just go right over people’s heads...
- Always first with the one-liners and quickest at comebacks?
- Since I came here I've been on the defensive, it didn't take long to perfect my quick cutting comebacks, and they always lead me to say things like that, without thinking.
- Drawing on years of quick comebacks, he sniffed.
Synonyms
retort, riposte, return, rejoinder, counter, retaliation, sally;
answer, reply, response
2.1 [mass noun] The opportunity to seek redress: there’s no comeback if he messes up your case...
- We approach power as supplicants; we have no redress or comeback, indeed no knowledge of how it works; we accept what our politicians hand down in the name of a hereditary leader.
- If the Minister does not like what the commissioner is saying, doing, or writing, then he or she can remove the commissioner without any recompense or comeback at all.
- We have no comeback now but to take the matter to court which is a very expensive option but one that we're going to talk about.
3Australian /NZ A sheep bred from cross-bred and pure-bred parents for both wool and meat.