REBUTTALS Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word rebuttals. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word rebuttals. (close relations)

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	answers				nounn
	noun • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem • the speech act of replying to a question • the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims • a nonverbal reaction verb • react verbally • respond to a signal • give the correct answer or solution to • understand the meaning of • give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) • be liable or accountable • be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity • match or correspond • be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of • react to a stimulus or command
	comebacks				nounn
	noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
	counterattacks				nounn
	noun • an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. • (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board verb • make a counterattack
	defenses				nounn
	noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
	refutations				nounn
	noun • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • the act of determining that something is false
	rejoinders				nounn
	noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
	replies				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation • the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange verb • react verbally
	responses				nounn
	noun • a result • a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation • the manner in which something is greeted • a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister • the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange • the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	retorts				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat verb • answer back
	counterarguments				nounn
	noun • an argument offered in opposition to another argument
	confutation				nounn
	noun • the speech act of refuting conclusively • evidence that refutes conclusively
	contradiction				nounn
	noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone
	rebutter				nounn
	noun • a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument • (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
	refutation				nounn
	noun • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • the act of determining that something is false

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