| Main Entry: | rejoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer back |
Synonyms: |
answer, assemble, reply, respond, retort, reunite |
| Notes: | rejoin implies a sharp answer, but retort suggests the addition of criticism or an explicit charge |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
Antonyms: |
ask, question |
| Main Entry: | reply |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
question, request |
| Main Entry: | respond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in answer to something |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, act in response, answer, answer back, be in touch with, behave, come back, come back at, come in, counter, feedback, feel for, field the question, get back to, get in touch, react, reciprocate, rejoin, reply, retort, return, talk back |
Antonyms: |
ask, question, request |
| Main Entry: | retort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
Synonyms: |
answer back, come back at, counter, crack*, rebut, rejoin, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, return, riposte, sass, shoot back, snap back, squelch, talk back, top* |
Antonyms: |
question, request |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
Synonyms: |
announce, arrive at, bring in, come back, come in, come to, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit |
Antonyms: |
ask, request |
| Main Entry: | reunite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet |
Synonyms: |
get together, join, make up*, meet again, patch up, reassemble, reconcile, reconvene, rejoin, reunify |
Antonyms: |
estrange, go separate ways, separate |
| Main Entry: | reunite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join together again |
Synonyms: |
reconcile, reconvene, rejoin |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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