riposte

riposte
n
1. retort, rejoinder, return, repartee, sally, comeback, snappy comeback, barb, zinger, Inf. backchat; witty reply, quip, bon mot, mot; answer, reply, response, replication, acknowledgment.
2. retaliation, reciprocation, like for like; counter-measure, counterstroke, counterblow, counterattack,
v
3. retort, rejoin, return, come back, flash back, Inf. crack back, Inf. shoot back; answer, reply, respond, acknowledge.
4. retaliate, reciprocate, reply in kind, return the compliment, give tit for tat, give like for like, give measure for measure, give a quid pro quo; pay [s.o.] in his own coin, Inf. give [s.o.] a dose or taste of his own medicine.

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