| 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: | mouth off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk back |
Synonyms: |
answer back, come back at, sass, sass back, wise off |
| Main Entry: | react |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | respond; conduct oneself |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, act, answer, answer back, backfire, be affected, behave, boomerang, bounce back, counter, echo, feel, function, get back at, give a snappy comeback, give back, have a funny feeling, have vibes, operate, perform, proceed, rebound, reciprocate, recoil, recur, reply, return, revert, take, talk back, turn back, work |
| 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: | sass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk back |
Synonyms: |
answer back, give lip, mouth off, wise off |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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