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retorted

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rebut

STRONG

counter crack rejoin repay reply requite respond retaliate return riposte sass squelch top

WEAK

answer back come back at shoot back snap back talk back

Antonyms

STRONG

ask question request take

Example Sentences

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When I admonished my 7 year-old for complaining too much during a particularly wonderful excursion, she retorted, “Daddy, complaining is my passion!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens,” the NRA retorted, to Essayli.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

Bogota retorted Thursday with a matching 30-percent "corrective action" on about 20 unspecified products, for now.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

"If you throw me under the bus, OK, that's what I'm going to be," she retorted.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“You needn’t be so rude, it’s only a ‘lapse of lingy’, as Mr. Davis says,” retorted Amy, finishing Jo with her Latin.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott