riposte

English Thesaurus

1. (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge (noun.act)

hypernym	:	counterattack, countermove,
definition	:	an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. (noun.act)

domain category	:	fencing,
definition	:	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) (noun.act)

2. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	reply, response,
definition	:	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing,
definition	:	an impudent or insolent rejoinder (noun.communication)

3. answer back (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	answer, reply, respond,
definition	:	react verbally (verb.communication)

4. make a return thrust (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust,
definition	:	make a thrusting forward movement (verb.motion)

domain category	:	fencing,
definition	:	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) (noun.act)

5. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	counter,
definition	:	speak in response (verb.communication)

derivation	:	come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposte,
definition	:	answer back (verb.communication)

derivation	:	return,
definition	:	return in kind (verb.possession)

6. answer back (verb.communication)

derivation	:	comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte,
definition	:	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun.communication)

7. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	counter,
definition	:	speak in response (verb.communication)

derivation	:	come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposte,
definition	:	answer back (verb.communication)

derivation	:	return,
definition	:	return in kind (verb.possession)

8. answer back (verb.communication)

derivation	:	comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte,
definition	:	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun.communication)