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Synonyms for parting shot
Grammar : Noun |
Top 10 synonyms for parting shot Other synonyms for the word parting shot
- acknowledgment
- answer
- antiphon
- back answer
- back talk
- backcap
- backhanded compliment
- badinage
- Band-Aid
- banter
- brickbat
- Bronx cheer
- buffoonery
- burlesque
- butt
- censure
- chaff
- close
- comeback
- contumely
- cooler
- counter
- counterclaim
- crack
- cut
- cutting remark
- defense
- dig
- dirty dig
- disclosure
- disparagement
- dump
- echo
- elucidation
- farce
- foolery
- gag
- gibe
- guff
- irony
- jab
- jape
- jeer
- jest
- joke
- justification
- key
- last word
- laughingstock
- laughter
- leer
- lip
- mockery
- mordancy
- needling
- object of ridicule
- observation
- outrage
- parody
- parting shot
- pay dirt
- persiflage
- pilgarlic
- plea
- put-down
- put-on
- putdown
- quick fix
- quip
- raillery
- rally
- rank-out
- razz
- rebuttal
- refutation
- rejoinder
- remark
- repartee
- reply
- report
- reprisal
- reproach
- resolution
- respond
- response
- result
- retaliation
- retort
- return
- revenge
- rhetorical question
- rib
- ridicule
- riposte
- roast
- sally
- sarcasm
- sardonicism
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sign
- slam
- slap
- snappy comeback
- sneer
- sneering
- solution
- statement
- stratagem
- swipe
- taunt
- taunting
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- topper
- travesty
- vindication
- wisecrack
- witticism
Définition of parting shot
- As in retort : noun snappy answer
- As in ridicule : noun contemptuous laughter at someone or something
- As in taunt : noun provocation; teasing
- As in Parthian shot : noun final word
- As in derision : noun insult, disrespect
- As in gibe : noun ridicule
- As in answer : noun reply; reaction
- She hesitated, and then fired a parting shot which certainly was spiteful in the extreme.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- “None of your jaw,” shouted the second mate as a parting shot.
- Extract from : « Picked up at Sea » by J.C. Hutcheson
- After which parting shot at Mama he effected a masterly retreat.
- Extract from : « A Middy of the King » by Harry Collingwood
- "But not a common Government," said I, determined to fire a parting shot.
- Extract from : « The Fixed Period » by Anthony Trollope
- Kate gave him a parting shot: "Of course you think I can't ride."
- Extract from : « Laramie Holds the Range » by Frank H. Spearman
- "You want to keep in touch with me," was Gilmartin's parting shot.
- Extract from : « The Tipster » by Edwin Lefevre
- But I was not to leave the home of my ancestors without a parting shot.
- Extract from : « A Bid for Fortune » by Guy Boothby
- With this parting shot, the lad went off laughing towards the hut.
- Extract from : « Fritz and Eric » by John Conroy Hutcheson
- And also about the girl, she added as a parting shot, disappearing in the house.
- Extract from : « Mason of Bar X Ranch » by Henry Bennett
- Kathleen retreated out of danger, with a parting shot: "Our engagement is off."
- Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes
Antonyms for parting shot
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