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comeback

Syllables: come·back/ˈkʌmbæk/

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British/ˈkʌmbak/

comeback noun: a return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. Also the misspelling of come back.

Noun

comeback (plural comebacks)

  1. 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.
    • According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started...2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com
  2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
    • I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
    Synonyms:
    rejoinder, retort
  3. 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.2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC

Also used as

comeback is also the misspelling of come back.

comeback meaning in Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati and Arabic

comeback in Telugu

పునరాగమనం

comeback in Kannada

ಪುನರಾಗಮನ

comeback in Gujarati

પુનરાગમન

comeback in Arabic

sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
رِيمُونْتَادَا rīmūntādā
More languagesFewer languages
comeback in Persian
کامبک kâmbak

Examples of comeback in a sentence

  • The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
  • At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak.
  • She's never been one for the quick comeback.

All 36 example sentences with comeback

Synonyms of comeback

Forms of comeback

pluralcomebacks

Plural of comeback: comebacks

Origin of comeback

Deverbal from come back.

Words formed from comeback

Phrases with comeback

Questions about comeback

What does comeback mean?
Comeback means a return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
What is comeback in Telugu?
Comeback in Telugu is పునరాగమనం. See Comeback meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is comeback?
Comeback is a noun.
How do you pronounce comeback?
Comeback is pronounced /ˈkʌmbæk/ (UK).
What is the plural of comeback?
The plural of comeback is comebacks.

Words near comeback in the dictionary

  1. comeasurable
  2. comeatable
  3. Comeau
  4. Comeaus
  5. Comeaux
  6. comeback
  7. comeback kid
  8. comeback kids
  9. comeback money
  10. comeback queen
  11. comeback queens

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: comeback (page history and authors); comeback (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comeback (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comeback (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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