re-plied

Main Entry:
reply [ri-plahy]
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
Main Entry: add
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adjoin, increase; make further comment
Synonyms: affix, annex, ante, append, augment, beef up, boost, build up, charge up, continue, cue in, figure in, flesh out, heat up, hike, hike up, hitch on, hook on, hook up with, include, jack up, jazz up, join together, pad, parlay, piggyback, plug into, pour it on, reply, run up, say further, slap on, snowball, soup up, speed up, spike, step up, supplement, sweeten, tack on, tag
Notes: ad is short for advertisement while add means 'to join or unite' so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope
Antonyms: decrease, deduct, diminish, lessen, reduce, remove, withdraw
Main Entry: communicate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mutually exchange information
Synonyms: answer, associate with, be close to, be in touch, be near, buzz, cable, chat, commune with, confabulate, confer, converse, correspond, discourse, drop a line, drop a note, establish contact, get on the horn, give a call, give a ring, have confidence of, hear from, reach, reply, talk, telephone, wire, write
Main Entry: correspond
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: communicate in writing
Synonyms: answer, drop a kite, drop a line, drop a note, epistolize, exchange letters, have pen pal, hear from, keep in touch, pen, put pen to paper, reply, scribble, send letter, send word, write
Main Entry: fight back/fight off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defend oneself
Synonyms: beat off, bottle up, check, contain, control, curb, fend off, hold at bay, hold back, keep at bay, oppose, put up fight, repel, reply, repress, repulse, resist, restrain, retaliate, stave off, ward off
Antonyms: give in, give up, surrender, yield
Main Entry: react
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: respond; conduct oneself
Synonyms: acknowledge, act, answer, answer back, backfire, be affected, behave, boomerang, bounce back, counter, echo, feel, function, get back at, give a snappy comeback, give back, have a funny feeling, have vibes, operate, perform, proceed, rebound, reciprocate, recoil, recur, reply, return, revert, take, talk back, turn back, work
Main Entry: reciprocate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: exchange, alternate; equal
Synonyms: barter, be equivalent, correspond, feel in return, interchange, make up for, match, pay one's dues, recompense, render, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, retort, return, return the compliment, scratch one's back, serve out, share, square, swap, swing, tit for tat, trade, vacillate
Antonyms: deny, refuse
Main Entry: recite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: read out loud; narrate
Synonyms: account for, address, answer, chant, communicate, convey, declaim, delineate, deliver, describe, detail, discourse, dramatize, enact, enlarge, enumerate, expatiate, explain, give a report, give an account, give verbal account, hold forth, impart, interpret, itemize, mention, parrot, perform, picture, portray, quote, recapitulate, recount, reel off, rehearse, relate, render, repeat, reply, report, retell, soliloquize, speak, state, tell, utter
Main Entry: reflect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give back
Synonyms: cast, catch, copy, echo, emulate, flash, follow, give forth, imitate, match, mirror, rebound, repeat, repercuss, reply, reproduce, resonate, resound, return, reverberate, reverse, revert, shine, take after, throw back
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