riposte
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8.3
- noun
- /rɪˈpoʊst/
:
repuesta
- Had I thought your remarks worthy of riposte, Representative Pinckney, be assured you'd have heard from me...hours ago!
Examples
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The most forceful ripostes to the nativists, New Humanists, and cultural exclusionists before the war came from Randolph Bourne.
Academic text (1992) -
Together they wandered the endless territory of words, using as landmarks the witticisms and observations they had borrowed that day for some riposte.
Fiction book (2000) -
My head turns slowly toward him, then my lips part as I search for the perfect riposte.
Fiction book (1997) -
Made me think of some of the scientist's ripostes to such trolls.
Blog text (15) -
The android David counters Holloway's cruel comment with the riposte, "because we could."
Blog text (30) -
So when conservatives say, as they regularly do, that "government doesn't create jobs," the riposte should be quick and emphatic: "Yes, it has, and yes, it does!"
Blog text (2) -
The officeholders witnessing Senhor Nogueira's riposte saw elite rhetoric being used with great impact.
Academic text (1990) -
Very rarely did these people enter directly into the argument, but they enthusiastically supported one side and then the other, applauding and laughing at particularly good ripostes and shaking their heads over weak arguments.
Academic text (1990) -
Firmin wrote his tome as a riposte to An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races (1853-55), a founding text in scientific racism by Count Arthur de Gobineau.
Academic text (2010) -
Her witty riposte left everyone at the table laughing and impressed.
Synonyms
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1.0
A written or spoken answer to a question
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1.0
An answer in speech or writing to a question from someone
47
3.7
A quick witty or critical reply to a remark
39
3.9
A quick reply or action in response to something
14
6.1
A quick clever reply to a comment that shows anger or wit
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8.2
A quick clever reply that shows someone made a good point
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7.7
A quick clever reply that answers and often criticizes someone
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7.3
To make a short funny or sarcastic remark meant to be clever
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3.6
A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult
A quick smart reply that surprises and stops someone from criticizing you
A quick clever reply that answers an insult or criticism
A quick, clever reply that surprises others
A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another
A sharp reply that answers an accusation or argument
A quick answer you get without delay
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sharp
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8.3
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word riposte comes from old French and Italian words for a 'reply', and from Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and ponere meaning 'to put'. So a riposte is like 'putting back' an attack with a quick, clever answer.