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Main Entry:
remark [ri-mahrk]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: comment, observation
Synonyms: acknowledgment, annotation, assertion, attention, back talk, bon mot, cognizance, comeback, commentary, conclusion, consideration, crack*, declaration, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, expression, gloss, heed, illustration, interpretation, mention, mind, note, notice, obiter dictum, observance, opinion, point, recognition, reflection, regard, saying, statement, talk, thought, two cents' worth, utterance, wisecrack, witticism, word
Antonyms: silence
Main Entry: acknowledge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: verbally recognize receipt of something
Synonyms: address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Main Entry: allusion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: indirect reference; hint
Synonyms: casual remark, charge, citation, connotation, denotation, figure of speech, implication, imputation, incidental mention, indication, inference, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, play on words, quotation, remark, statement, suggestion
Notes: allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion
Antonyms: reality
Example Sentences
  • It's much harder to laugh off a nasty remark when you lack job security or the face by your name is puke-green or sickly purple.
  • But there was one remark of his that echoes through the ages.
  • He was told that he had finished his career with that remark.
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Main Entry: annotate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: write explanatory notes
Synonyms: comment, commentate, construe, define, elucidate, explain, expound, footnote, gloss, illustrate, interpret, note, remark
Main Entry: answer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: reply; reaction
Synonyms: acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, backcap, band-aid, close, comeback, comment, cooler, counterclaim, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, explanation, feedback, guff, interpretation, justification, key, lip, observation, parting shot, pay dirt, plea, quick fix, rebuttal, refutation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, report, resolution, response, result, retort, return, rhetorical question, riposte, sign, solution, statement, thank-you note, the ticket, topper, vindication, wisecrack
Antonyms: question
Main Entry: answer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reply, react
Synonyms: acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top*
Antonyms: ask, question
Main Entry: comment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: statement of opinion; explanation
Synonyms: animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack
Antonyms: quiet, silence
Main Entry: comment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make statement of opinion, explanation
Synonyms: affirm, animadvert, annotate, assert, bring out, clarify, commentate, conclude, construe, criticize, disclose, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, express, gloss, illustrate, interject, interpose, interpret, mention, note, notice, observe, opine, pass on, point out, pronounce, reflect, remark, say, state, touch upon
Antonyms: keep quiet, refrain
Main Entry: commentary
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: analysis
Synonyms: annotation, appreciation, comment, consideration, criticism, critique, description, discourse, exegesis, explanation, exposition, gloss, narration, notes, obiter dictum, observation, remark, review, treatise, voice-over
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