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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | antiphon, comeback, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, retort, riposte |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
| Main Entry: | sarcasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mocking remark |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut*, cynicism, derision, dig*, disparagement, flouting, invective, irony, lampooning, mockery, mordancy, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, sneering, superciliousness, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | taunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provocation; teasing |
| Synonyms: | backhanded compliment, barb, brickbat, censure, comeback, crack, cut, derision, dig, dirty dig, dump, gibe, insult, jab, jeer, mockery, outrage, parting shot, put-down, reproach, ridicule, sarcasm, slam*, slap, snappy comeback, swipe |
| Notes: | taunt meant to mock or tease someone; taut means tightly stretched or tense |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise, respect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snappy comeback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snappy answer |
| Synonyms: | comeback, rebuttal, repartee, retort, riposte, witty comeback, zinger |
| Main Entry: | rebirth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resurrection |
| Synonyms: | awakening, comeback, metempsychosis, reawakening, recovery, rehabilitation, reincarnation, rejuvenation, renaissance, renewal, restoration, revival |
| Main Entry: | recovery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the process of regaining health |
| Synonyms: | betterment, comeback, convalescence, cure, healing, improvement, reawakening, rebirth, recuperation, regeneration, rehabilitation, reinvigoration, rejuvenation, renaissance, renascence, renewal, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, revival, revivification |
| Main Entry: | recovery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
| Synonyms: | comeback, convalescence, cure, gain, rebound, recuperation, regaining, restoration, retrieval, revival, upturn |
| Antonyms: | deterioration, relapse |
| Main Entry: | mordacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticity, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut*, cynicism, derision, dig*, disparagement, flouting, invective, irony, lampooning, mockery, mordancy, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, sneering, superciliousness, trenchancy, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mordancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticity, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut*, cynicism, derision, dig*, disparagement, flouting, invective, irony, lampooning, mockery, mordacity, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, sneering, superciliousness, trenchancy, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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