Definitions

reply

[ri-plahy] / rɪˈplaɪ /

NOUN

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment feedback reaction rejoinder response retort

STRONG

antiphon comeback counter echo lip reciprocation respond retaliation return riposte sass vibes wisecrack

WEAK

back talk knee-jerk reaction snappy comeback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

VERB

respond

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge answer come back counter react respond retort

STRONG

echo feedback reciprocate rejoin retaliate return riposte squelch top

WEAK

RSVP be in touch field the question get back to shoot back write back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

Example Sentences

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The Hong Kong police didn’t reply to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Joseph replied that it robbed them of strategic variability, later in the race.

From BBC

Stoppard replied, “It’s about to make me very rich,” according to Lee’s biography.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Your opinions are your symptoms. Your disease is dissent," replies his doctor.

From BBC

When a colleague asks where he is, she anxiously replies, “Uh, he’s in a personal.”

From The Wall Street Journal