RETORT Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word retort. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RETORT
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| comeback | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity | ||||||||
| rejoinder | 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 | ||||||||
| return | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability • a coming to or returning home • the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction • getting something back again • the act of going back to a prior location • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • happening again (especially at regular intervals) • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed • a reciprocal group action • a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player • (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble • the act of someone appearing again verb • go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before • give back • go back to a previous state • go back to something earlier • bring back to the point of departure • return in kind • make a return • answer back • be restored • pay back • pass down • elect again • be inherited by • return to a previous position; in mathematics • give or supply • submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority | ||||||||
| riposte | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge verb • make a return thrust • answer back | ||||||||
| counter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted • game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games • a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens • a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers • a person who counts things • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) • a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot • a return punch (especially by a boxer) adverb • in the opposite direction adjective satellite • indicating opposition or resistance verb • speak in response • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | ||||||||
| answer | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
| reply | 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 | ||||||||
| response | 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 | ||||||||
| rejoin | verbv | |||||||
verb • join again • answer back | ||||||||
| repay | verbv | |||||||
verb • pay back • make repayment for or return something • act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions • answer back | ||||||||
| replication | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of making copies • (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer • the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves • copy that is not the original; something that has been copied • the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion | ||||||||
| come back | verbv | |||||||
verb • be restored • go back to something earlier • even the score, in sports • answer back | ||||||||
