All antiphon synonyms

noun antiphon

• vindication — the act of vindicating.
• comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
• cooler — A cooler is a container for keeping things cool, especially drinks.
• retort — to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods.
• refutation — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
• riposte — a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
• pay dirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
• quick fix — an expedient, temporary solution, especially one that merely postpones having to cope with an overall problem.
• band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
• parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
• rhetorical question — a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?”.
• double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
• defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
• answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.