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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, attitude, back talk, backfire, backlash, boomerang, comeback, compensation, counteraction, counterbalance, counterpoise, double-take, echo, feedback, feeling, hit, kick, kickback, knee-jerk, lip, opinion, reagency, rebound, reception, receptivity, reciprocation, recoil, reflection, reflex, rejoinder, repercussion, reply, retort, return, reverberation, revulsion, sass, snappy comeback, take*, vibes, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | cause, question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve in health |
| Synonyms: | be out of woods, better, bounce back, come around, convalesce, feel oneself again, forge ahead, gain, get back on feet, get better, get in shape, get out from under, get over, get well, grow, heal, increase, make a comeback, mend, overcome, perk up, pick up, pull through, rally, rebound, recuperate, refresh, regain one's health, regain one's strength, rejuvenate, renew, restore, return to form, revive, snap back, sober up, start anew, take turn for better |
| Antonyms: | decline, deteriorate, wane |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | repercussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consequence |
| Synonyms: | backlash, chain reaction, echo, effect, fallout, feedback, flak, follow-through, follow-up, impact, imprint, influence, kickback, mark, re-echo, reaction, rebound, recoil, result, reverberation, side effect, spinoff, waves |
| Antonyms: | cause |
| Main Entry: | resurgence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revival |
| Synonyms: | comeback, reawakening, rebirth, rebound, recovery, rejuvenation, renaissance, renascence, renewal, restoration, resurrection, return, revitalization, triumph |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming again |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, appearance, arrival, coming, entrance, entry, homecoming, occurrence, reaction, reappearance, rebound, recoil, recoiling, recompense, recompensing, recovery, recrudescence, recurrence, reestablishment, reinstatement, rejoinder, reoccurrence, replacement, repossession, restitution, restoration, restoring, retreat, reversion, revisitation |
| Antonyms: | departure, leave |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
| Synonyms: | back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |
| Antonyms: | depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | reverberate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vibrate in sound |
| Synonyms: | echo, react, rebound, recoil, redound, reecho, resound, ring |
| Antonyms: | quieten |
| Main Entry: | roar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | growl, howl |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blast, bluster, boom, brawl, bray, clamor, crash, cry, detonate, din, drum, explode, holler, rebound, reecho, repercuss, resound, reverberate, roll, rout, rumble, shout, sound, thunder, trumpet, vociferate, yell |
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