Another word for riposte

A spirited, incisive reply

• retort

  1. A container, generally of glass and with a long tube, in which substances are distilled, as in a laboratory
  2. A quick, sharp, or witty reply, esp. one that turns the words of the previous speaker back upon that speaker
  3. A vessel in which ore is heated to extract a metal, coal is heated to produce gas, etc.

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  1. A container, generally of glass and with a long tube, in which substances are distilled, as in a laboratory
  2. A quick, sharp, or witty reply, esp. one that turns the words of the previous speaker back upon that speaker
  3. A vessel in which ore is heated to extract a metal, coal is heated to produce gas, etc.

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• repartee

  1. A quick, witty reply
  2. A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
  3. A swift, witty reply.

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  1. A quick, witty reply
  2. A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
  3. A swift, witty reply.

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• comeback

  1. A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.
  2. A retort or answer.
  3. A witty reply

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  1. A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.
  2. A retort or answer.
  3. A witty reply

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To speak or act in response, as to a question

• return

  1. To go back in thought or speech
  2. To answer or respond:
  3. To answer; reply; retort

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  1. To go back in thought or speech
  2. To answer or respond:
  3. To answer; reply; retort

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• retort

  1. To say in reply or response
  2. To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner.
  3. To answer (an argument, etc.) in kind

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  1. To say in reply or response
  2. To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner.
  3. To answer (an argument, etc.) in kind

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• respond

  1. To say in answer; reply
  2. To answer; reply
  3. To act in return, as if in answer

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  1. To say in answer; reply
  2. To answer; reply
  3. To act in return, as if in answer

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• reply

  1. To say or give as an answer:
  2. To say in answer
  3. (Law) To respond to the defendant's answer or plea.

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  1. To say or give as an answer:
  2. To say in answer
  3. (Law) To respond to the defendant's answer or plea.

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• rejoin

  1. (Law, intransitive) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
  2. To say in answer
  3. (Archaic, intransitive): To answer to a reply.

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  1. (Law, intransitive) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
  2. To say in answer
  3. (Archaic, intransitive): To answer to a reply.

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• answer

  1. To act in response to:
  2. To be liable or accountable:
  3. To speak or write in response to:

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  1. To act in response to:
  2. To be liable or accountable:
  3. To speak or write in response to:

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