59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

You can’t write the perfect comeback. These gems typically come from a creative, quick-witted mind that can deliver sick burns at will, like Oprah Winfrey giving out brand-new cars to her studio audience. 

You can, however, draw inspiration from the best ones online. Here are some of those we’ve collected and compiled into this list, which you can bookmark for future reference. Feel free to analyze them anytime and see why these work so well. 

But in the meantime, you can read through them and be thoroughly entertained, too. 

#1

“Somewhere out there is a tree providing you oxygen find it and apologize”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

#2

I’m sure you brighten every room you leave

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#3

“all quiet on the frontal lobe” is one i heard today and i can’t get over it

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#4

my personal fav “when the wind blows, does your head whistle?”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#5

“Ur probably the first person ive met to reach their full potential “

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#6

“You should start a business… and mind it” is my favorite

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#7

U have a unique way of speaking that makes people appreciate your silence

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#8

As a person who worked in a call center my favorite was “I can explain it for you, but I cannot understand it for you”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#9

“I love that you don’t let facts get in the way of your opinions”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#10

“Not even Ed Sheeran could describe the Shape Of u”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#11

“I envy the people that don’t know you”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#12

keep smiling yellow is my favorite color

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#13

“I know you tried your best, that’s what makes it so disappointing”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#14

Not arguing with someone who should’ve been swallowed

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#15

girl i was told by a kid “my aura has ads”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#16

“As sharp as a marble”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#17

Heard someone say “you make water look like it has calories” and I haven’t been the same since

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#18

“I really admire your courage to speak in the absence of knowledge”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#19

heard this one recently “your two cents is why they’re getting rid of pennies”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#20

“Intelligence is chasing you, but you are faster”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#21

“I’d agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#22

Somebody told me I look like a left handed drawing

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#23

“I expect nothing from you and you somehow still manage to let me down”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#24

Someone called someone a Honda civic on here once and it still makes me giggle

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#25

“You possess a mind that is completely unburdened by the complications of thought”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#26

If brains were measured in cotton, you’d have enough to make a tampon for a flea

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#27

“thank you for showing me the person i don’t want to be”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#28

Someone said “whatever makes u feel taller”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#29

“I would insult you, but then id have to explain the insult to you and I just dont have that kind of time.”

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#30

“I’m not saying you’re the dumbest person in the world, but you better hope the dumbest person in the world doesn’t die” I heard an old white guy say it and I bust out laughing every time I think of or hear it

59 Amazing Comebacks That Turned Insults Into Art

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#31

“Now that you’ve made the wrong answer obvious to everyone we can continue”

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#32

Your learning curve must be a circle

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#33

my sister calls me a “troglodyte” on the regular

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#34

“I see you’re committed to your current level of understanding”

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#35

Shake ya head and let me know if you hear rocks

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#36

I’m jealous of the people that haven’t met you yet

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#37

„I would explain it slower, but I don’t believe speed is the problem.”

Image source: Wiktorazy

#38

“You couldn’t find your way out of a wet paper bag, with scissors in both hands.”

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#39

“i see you’ve set boundaries between yourself and common sense “

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#40

I admire your simplicity when it comes to critical thinking

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#41

This is my work insult: That’s an interesting conclusion you have come to considering the resources available to you.

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#42

“It must be so peaceful inside your mind”

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#43

Besides the obvious what would you change about yourself

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#44

calling someone a busted radiator has been mine lately

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#45

I read somewhere “I want you to be a pallbearer at my funeral so you can let me down one more time”

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#46

I love telling people. “I hope you have the day you deserve.”

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#47

My home girl loves calling people “facially challenged” and honestly it’s always stuck with me

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#48

Telling a man that you love his pixie cut

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#49

“I see you’re allergic to effort”

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#50

I saw someone get called an irregular verb earlier today

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#51

The answer is trying to catch you but you’re just too fast!

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#52

As my Grammy said “you’re as sharp as a circle”

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#53

“and you were the fastest swimmer?”

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#54

Working with you is like working alone but harder

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#55

“I know you’re trying YOUR best but can you try someone else’s?”

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#56

Shakespeare’s gems: “Let’s meet as little as we can.” “I do desire we may be better strangers.”

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#57

Someone said I “look like I earn Monopoly money”

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#58

“You couldn’t dump water out of a boot even if the instructions were on the bottom”

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#59

“You have a brilliant future behind you.”

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