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come back at

VERB
avenge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
vindicate
STRONG
chasten chastise punish redress repay requite revenge
WEAK
even the score get back at get even payback retribute stick it to take satisfaction take vengeance venge
Antonyms
STRONG
cheer comfort encourage forgive
VERB
mouth off
Synonyms
WEAK
answer back back-talk sass sass back wise off
VERB
rebut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deny disprove fend off invalidate negate quash refute
STRONG
break confound confute controvert cross defeat evert negative overturn repel repulse top
WEAK
disconfirm get back at hold off keep off prove false stave off take on ward off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve permit prove sanction support validate
STRONG
abet agree aid attract help lose stay
WEAK
back down concede
VERB
respond
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge answer behave come back counter react reply return
STRONG
reciprocate rejoin retort
WEAK
act in response answer back be in touch with come in feedback feel for field the question get back to get in touch talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask depart leave question request
VERB
retort
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rebut
STRONG
counter crack rejoin repay reply requite respond retaliate return riposte sass squelch top
WEAK
answer back shoot back snap back talk back
Antonyms
STRONG
ask question request take

Example Sentences

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What’s more, the war has done long-lasting damage to infrastructure, and some facilities could take years to come back—if they come back at all.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Please put your question in the thread below at any time, and come back at 2 p.m. on Tuesday to see Shelby’s answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

“Buyers haven’t come back at the same rate; that’s allowed housing inventory to climb. In other words, there are more homes for sale and not enough buyers to snap them up.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The 25-year-old packed down at number eight to add another option to Mitchell, who still has regular Alex Matthews to come back at the base of the scrum from suspension.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

After my father left this time for Hankow, he didn’t come back at all.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz