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comeback

/ˈkʌmbæk/ US, UK
[ˈkʰʌmbæk] US, UK
/ˈkʌmbak/ British, Southern, Standard
[ˈkʰʌmbak] British, Southern, Standard
/ˈkʌmbak/ Scotland
[ˈkʰʌmbäk] Scotland
/ˈkəmbak/ Wales
[ˈkʰəmbak] Wales
/ˈkɐmbæk/ Australia
[ˈkʰɐ̞mbæk] Australia
/ˈkɐmbɛk/ New Zealand
[ˈkʰɐ̞mbɛk] New Zealand
/ˈkʊmbak/ Midlands, Northern England
[ˈkʰʊmbak] ~ [ˈkʰʊmbäk] Midlands, Northern England

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Deverbal from come back.

noun comebacks

A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
Similar: rejoinder, retort
An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw. Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.

verb

misspelling Misspelling of come back

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: return, retort, rejoinder, riposte, returning, resurgence, retour, reappearance, renascence, resumption, re-entry, re-emergence, recurrence, reversion, rebound, returns

Translations

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noun return to fame etc.

Español	retorno, repunte
한국어	재기 jaegi, 컴백 keombaek
日本語	復活 fukkatsu, カムバック kamubakku
中文	東山再起 /东山再起 dōngshānzàiqǐ
Deutsch	Rückkehr, Comeback
Русский	возвраще́ние vozvraščénije, камбэ́к kambɛ́k

noun retort or answer

中文	機智回應 /机智回应 jīzhì huíyìng
Français	repartie
Deutsch	Retourkutsche

noun sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage

Español	remontada
中文	逆轉勝 /逆转胜
Português	virada
Français	remontée, comeback
Ελληνικά	ανατροπή anatropí
Русский	камбэк kambɛk
العربية	رِيمُونْتَادَا rīmūntādā

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@misc{comeback_2026,
  title = {comeback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comeback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}