Retort synonyms
rĭ-tôrt'
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Part of speech:
Reply is defined as to speak or write a response to something.
Respond is defined as to answer or reply or to act in return.
To contradict, refute, or oppose, esp. in a formal manner by argument, proof, etc., as in a debate
To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees)
To pay (money borrowed in the past) to (a person, bank, etc. that loaned it)
shoot back
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A person or thing that counts; computer
To speak or act in response, as to a question
To go back in thought or speech
question (antonym)
A matter or case of difficulty
hit back
To retaliate
To show, feel, or give in response or return:
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strike back
(Intransitive) To retaliate
ask (related)
To expect or demand:
attack (related)
The definition of attack is to make an attempt to hurt someone or something (physically or verbally), to destroy someone or something, to impact someone or something in a dangerous manner, or to forcibly take someone or something.
forgiveness (related)
To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one
Rejoinder is a quick reply that is often sharp or witty, or is a legal term referring to a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's legal action.
A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.
To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
To retort quickly.
answer (related)
An answer is defined as something that is similar or a close copy.
To make a sharp snapping sound:
(Now Rare) To direct quips, or gibes, at
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A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus.
exclaim (related)
mutter (related)
sneer (related)
interject (related)
Find another word for retort. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for retort, like: reply, respond, rebut, snap back, repartee, repay, shoot back, counter, reprisal, return and question.
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