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RETORTED Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word retorted. (exact relations)
There are 21 hypernyms of the word retorted. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for RETORTED

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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

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

Best Hypernyms For RETORTED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for retorted, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (21)
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