Home > Antonyms > Antonyms for riposte

Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for riposte

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-pohst
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpoʊst


Definition of riposte

Origin :
  • 1707, "a quick thrust after parrying a lunge," a fencing term, from French riposte, by dissimilation from risposte (17c.), from Italian risposta "a reply," noun use of fem. past participle of rispondere "to respond," from Latin respondere (see respond). Sense of "sharp retort; quick, sharp reply," is first attested 1865. As a verb, 1851.
  • noun comeback
Example sentences :
  • My attack had lured him, as I desired that it should, into making a riposte.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But he did not add that he had tried to deliver any riposte.
  • Extract from : « On the Stairs » by Henry B. Fuller
  • May I venture to suggest to your Excellency that your riposte is more brilliant than safe?
  • Extract from : « Prisoners of Hope » by Mary Johnston
  • I instantly replied by a riposte, but failed to catch him napping.
  • Extract from : « The Great Quest » by Charles Boardman Hawes
  • Somehow, though, the riposte fell short of its expected result.
  • Extract from : « Rich Man, Poor Man » by Maximilian Foster
  • Burlingame was stung by the laughter in the court and ventured a riposte.
  • Extract from : « You Never Know Your Luck, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • The first riposte of the French Generalissimo had been delivered.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • And thirdly, that your situation be as rear to the guard as possible, as to favour your riposte.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Fencing » by Monsieur L'Abbat
  • Was such diabolic quickness of riposte even 64 creditable to her years and sex?
  • Extract from : « An Idyll of All Fools' Day » by Josephine Daskam Bacon
  • His opponent with a desperate promptitude parried and riposted; the parry only just succeeded, the riposte failed.
  • Extract from : « The Ball and The Cross » by G.K. Chesterton

Synonyms for riposte

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019