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reciprocation
[ri-sip-ruh-key-shuhn] 
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reciprocation
[ri-sip-ruh-key-shuhn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
| Synonyms: | a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, barter, compensation, correspondence, counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, interchange, repayment, reply, reprisal, requital, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, trade, vengeance |
| Main Entry: | interchange |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | switch, exchange |
| Synonyms: | altering, alternation, barter, change, crossfire, give-and-take, intersection, junction, mesh, networking, reciprocation, shift, trade, transposition, variation, varying |
| Main Entry: | interplay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interaction |
| Synonyms: | coaction, exchange, give-and-take, mesh, meshing, networking, reciprocation, reciprocity, team play, teamwork, tit for tat, transaction |
| Main Entry: | payback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | return |
| Synonyms: | accrual, accruement, compensation, gain, gate, income, interest, proceeds, profit, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, reward, take, yield |
| Main Entry: | reaction |
| 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: | reply |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, knee-jerk reaction, lip, reaction, reciprocation, rejoinder, respond, response, retaliation, retort, return, riposte, sass, snappy comeback, vibes, wisecrack |
| 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: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earnings, benefit |
| Synonyms: | accrual, accruement, advantage, avail, compensation, gain, gate, income, interest, lucre, proceeds, profit, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, requital, results, retaliation, revenue, reward, take*, takings, yield |
| Antonyms: | debt, payment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reciprocity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interchange |
| Synonyms: | cooperation, exchange, mutuality, reciprocality, reciprocation |
| Main Entry: | counteraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
| Synonyms: | an eye for an eye, balance, counterattack, counterbalance, counterblow, countermove, counteroffensive, counterpoise, counterstrike, neutralization, offset, reciprocation, reprisal, retribution, revenge, vengeance |
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