Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, reply |
| Synonyms: | comeback, confutation, counteraccusation, counterargument, countercharge, counterclaim, counterstatement, defense, rebuttal, repartee, response, retort, return, wisecrack |
| Main Entry: | back talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rude answer |
| Synonyms: | back answer, backchat, cheek, comeback, guff, insolence, insult, lip, mouth, nasty reply, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, sass, sauce, short answer, uptake |
| Main Entry: | comeback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snappy retort |
| Synonyms: | answer back, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retaliation, riposte |
| Main Entry: | defense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explanation, justification |
| Synonyms: | answer, apologetics, apologia, apologizing, apology, argument, cleanup, copout, exculpation, excuse, excusing, exoneration, explaining, extenuation, fish story, jive, off-time, plea, rationalization, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, return, song and dance, story, vindication, whitewash |
| Antonyms: | betrayal, capitulation, yielding |
| 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: | rebuttal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counterstatement |
| Synonyms: | answer, confutation, counteraccusation, counterargument, countercharge, counterclaim, defense, rejoinder, reply |
| Main Entry: | repartee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasant conversation |
| Synonyms: | answer, badinage, banter, bon mot, comeback, humor, irony, persiflage, pleasantry, quip, raillery, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, riposte, sally, sarcasm, satire, wit, witticism, wittiness, wordplay |
| Antonyms: | argument, disagreement, fight |
| 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: | response |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, reaction |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, comeback, counter, double-take, echo, feedback, hit, kickback, knee-jerk reaction, lip, rejoinder, reply, respond, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, sass, snappy comeback, vibes, wisecrack |
| Notes: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | asking, question, request |
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