Antonyms for come-back

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuhm

Phonetic Transcription : kʌm

Definition of come-back

Origin : Old English cuman "come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem- (cf. Old Saxon cuman, Old Frisian kuma, Middle Dutch comen, Dutch komen, Old High German queman, German kommen, Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman), from PIE root *gwa-, *gwem- "to go, come" (cf. Sanskrit gamati "he goes," Avestan jamaiti "goes," Tocharian kakmu "come," Lithuanian gemu "to be born," Greek bainein "to go, walk, step," Latin venire "to come").
The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a scribal habit before minims to avoid misreading the letters in the old style handwriting, which jammed letters. The practice similarly transformed some, monk, tongue, worm. Modern past tense form came is Middle English, probably from Old Norse kvam, replacing Old English cuom.
Remarkably productive with prepositions (NTC's "Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs" lists 198 combinations); consider the varied senses in come to "regain consciousness," come over "possess" (as an emotion), come at "attack," come on (interj.) "be serious," and come off "occur." For sexual senses, see cum.

As in impertinence : noun boldness

Example sentences :

Put it in the form of an interview with Norton—I'll see that it is all right and that there is no come-back.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

"By no means," Eugenio was prepared to declare in the event of this come-back.
Extract from : « Imaginary Interviews » by W. D. Howells

And in case of a come-back, Ive witnesses to prove an alibi.
Extract from : « Under Cover » by Roi Cooper Megrue

That, he said, would have eliminated the danger of a come-back.
Extract from : « My Adventures with Your Money » by George Graham Rice

It could not have been done without a "come-back" if any tips had been issued.
Extract from : « My Adventures with Your Money » by George Graham Rice

You see, he went on, there wouldnt be any come-back in a thing like that.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the World Series » by Lester Chadwick

It seemed easy, with no come-back in sight, and I agreed to stall for the Kid.
Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Thief » by Hutchins Hapgood

She bit her lip over his familiarity, but she had no come-back.
Extract from : « Dennison Grant » by Robert Stead

Hell have his eye on you and mark you for a come-back, Ill wager.
Extract from : « The Radio Detectives » by A. Hyatt Verrill

Ive got no come-back to that line of conversation, Mr. Campbell, he said good-naturedly.
Extract from : « The Snow-Burner » by Henry Oyen

Synonyms for come-back

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