- a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.: The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback.
- a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte: That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers.
- a basis or cause of complaint: If you insist on buying these pointed shoes, you'll have no comeback when your toes start to hurt.
- a return to a former position, status, etc
- a return or response, esp recriminatory
- a quick reply; retort
- to return
- to become fashionable again
- to reply after a period of consideration
- to argue back; retort
- (of something forgotten) to return to someone's memory
