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back at you

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve

STRONG

comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top

WEAK

answer back back-talk be in touch field the question get back at get back to give a snappy comeback shoot back talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree ask deny ignore leave question renounce request wonder

STRONG

allow prove

Example Sentences

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Maybe you have looked at the clouds and imagined a sailboat, a seahorse, or even your great-aunt Rosemary staring back at you.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Standing just shy of seven feet, with 9.2 inches of ground clearance, the lifted F-250 aims its LED headlights directly in the eyes of many motorists, who angrily toggle their high beams back at you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The ball will come back at you like it was shot out of a cannon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The TV set is in your house, and you’re sitting six feet away from it, and especially in the wee hours of the night, whatever’s staring back at you can feel eerie, or impertinent.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

I don’t look back at you, not yet, but I know anyway: Now you are turning the dial of your combination lock.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

back at you

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