1. Return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
   "The aging rock star's comeback tour was surprisingly well-received"
    
2. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
   "it brought a sharp comeback from the teacher";
   - rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, counter

1. Be restored
   "Her old vigour came back";
   - return
    
2. Go back to something earlier
   "This comes back to a previous remark of his";
   - hark back, return, recall
    
3. Respond in a quick, clever or humorous way
   "She retorted with a witty comeback to his insult"; "She came back with a witty comeback to his insult"; "She returned with a witty comeback to his insult"; "She riposted with a witty comeback to his insult"; "She rejoined with a witty comeback to his insult";
   - retort, return, riposte, rejoin
    
4. Even the score, in sports
   "The team came back in the final quarter to tie the game"

Derived forms: came back, come back, comebacks, comes back, coming back

Type of: answer, catch up, denote, reappear, reappearance, re-emerge, refer, reply, respond, response, return

Encyclopedia: Comeback