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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer back |
| Synonyms: | answer, assemble, reply, respond, retort, reunite |
| Notes: | rejoin implies a sharp answer, but retort suggests the addition of criticism or an explicit charge |
| Main Entry: | reply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, be in touch, come back, counter, echo, feedback, field the question, get back to, react, reciprocate, rejoin, respond, retaliate, retort, return, riposte, shoot back, squelch, top*, write back |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question reply is generally used when the answer is understood to be verbal - either written or oral; response, by contrast, has a more general application and may be used for a variety of reactions respond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in answer to something |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, act in response, answer, answer back, be in touch with, behave, come back, come back at, come in, counter, feedback, feel for, field the question, get back to, get in touch, react, reciprocate, rejoin, reply, retort, return, talk back |
| Notes: | respond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
| Main Entry: | retort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | answer back, come back at, counter, crack*, rebut, rejoin, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, return, riposte, sass, shoot back, snap back, squelch, talk back, top* |
| Notes: | rejoin implies a sharp answer, but retort suggests the addition of criticism or an explicit charge |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | announce, arrive at, bring in, come back, come in, come to, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit |
| Antonyms: | ask, request |
| Main Entry: | reunite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet |
| Synonyms: | get together, join, make up*, meet again, patch up, reassemble, reconcile, reconvene, rejoin, reunify |
| Antonyms: | estrange, go separate ways, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reunite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join together again |
| Synonyms: | reconcile, reconvene, rejoin |
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| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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| Concept: | Answer. |
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-nouns
answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter, surrebutter, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription; antiphon, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement., discovery; solution (explanation); rationale (cause); clue (indication)., Oedipus; oracle; return (record).
-verbs
answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin; give for answer, return for answer; acknowledge, echo., explain (interpret); solve (unriddle); discover; fathom, hunt out (inquire) [more]; satisfy, set at rest, determine.
-adjectives
answering; responsive, respondent; conclusive.
-adverbs
because (cause); on the scent, on the right scent.
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| Antonyms: | inquiry |
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