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| Main Entry: | reciprocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exchange, alternate; equal |
| Synonyms: | barter, be equivalent, correspond, feel in return, interchange, make up for, match, pay one's dues, recompense, render, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, retort, return, return the compliment, scratch one's back, serve out, share, square, swap, swing, tit for tat*, trade, vacillate |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | correspond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, complement |
| Synonyms: | accord, amount, approach, assimilate, coincide, compare, conform, correlate, dovetail, equal, fit, harmonize, match, reciprocate, resemble, rival, square, tally, touch, be consistent, be identical to, be similar to, lip sync, partake of |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree |
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trade |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, castle, change, change hands, commute, correspond, displace, flip-flop*, interchange, invert, market, network, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck*, buy and sell, cash in, contact with, convert into, deal in, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, link up, pass to, pay back, return the compliment, swap horses, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | switch, exchange |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, barter, commute, connect, contact, convert, interact, mesh, network, reciprocate, relate, reverse, substitute, swap, trade, transpose, interface |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get revenge |
| Synonyms: | avenge oneself, get even, make up for, pay back*, pay one's dues, punish, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retaliate, settle a score, square, square things |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | react |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | respond; conduct oneself |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, act, answer, backfire, behave, boomerang*, bounce back*, counter, echo, feel, function, get back at, operate, perform, proceed, rebound, reciprocate, recoil, recur, reply, return, revert, take, work, answer back, be affected, give a snappy comeback, give back, have a funny feeling, have vibes, talk back, turn back |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recompense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay back, make restitution |
| Synonyms: | atone, balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalize, expiate, fix, grease*, indemnify, offset, pay, propitiate, put out*, reciprocate, recoup, recover, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, retrieve, return, reward, satisfy, square*, ante up, atone for, comp, cough up, countervail, do business, give satisfaction, make amends, make good, make up for, overcompensate, pay for, spring for, sweeten the pot, swing for, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | repay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get even; obtain restitution for past injustice |
| Synonyms: | avenge, get back at, reciprocate, requite, retaliate, return, revenge, even the score, get revenge, make reprisal, pay back, return the compliment, settle the score, square accounts |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
| Main Entry: | repeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | duplicate, do again |
| Synonyms: | chime, din, ditto*, drum into*, echo, imitate, iterate, quote, reappear, recapitulate, reciprocate, recite, reconstruct, recur, redo, reform, rehash*, rehearse, reiterate, relate, renew, reproduce, return, revert, revolve, rework*, come again, go over again, hold over, ingeminate, make like, occur again, play back, play over, read back, recast, recrudesce, refashion, reissue, remake, reoccur, replay, reprise, rerun, resay, reshow, restate, retell, run over, sing same old song |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, come back*, counter, echo, feedback, react, reciprocate, rejoin, respond, retaliate, retort, return, riposte, squelch*, top*, be in touch, field the question, get back to, shoot back, write back |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | requite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate, give in return |
| Synonyms: | indemnify, make, pay, quit, reciprocate, recompense, redeem, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, respond, restitution, retaliate, return, revenge, reward, satisfy, settle, make amends, make good, pay off |
| Antonyms: | dissatisfy, refuse |
| Main Entry: | respond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in answer to something |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, answer, behave, come back, come in, counter, feedback, react, reciprocate, rejoin, reply, retort, return, act in response, answer back, be in touch with, come back at, feel for, field the question, get back to, get in touch, talk back |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
| Main Entry: | retaliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get even with someone |
| Synonyms: | get, get back at, pay, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retrospect, return, revenge, revive, settle, even the score, exact retribution, give and take, make reprisal, pay back, return the compliment, square accounts, strike back, take an eye for an eye, take revenge, turn the tables on, turn upon, wreak vengeance |
| Antonyms: | forgive, pardon, sympathize |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back, send back |
| Synonyms: | bestow, convey, give, make restitution, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinstate, remit, render, repay, replace, requite, restore, retaliate, send, take back, transmit, carry back, hand back, pay back, put back, reinsert, reseat, restitute, roll back, thrust back, toss back |
| Antonyms: | keep, take |
| Main Entry: | revenge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retaliate for wrong, grievance |
| Synonyms: | avenge, be out for blood, defend, even the score, fight back, fix, fix one's wagon, get, get back at, get even, give comeuppance, give just desserts, hit back, justify, kick back, make reprisal, match, pay back, pay back in spades, pay off, punish, reciprocate, redress, repay, requite, retort, return, return the compliment, score, settle up, settle with, square, stick it to, take an eye for an eye, turn the tables on, venge, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | forgive, pardon, sympathize |
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