| Main Entry: | reciprocation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
Synonyms: |
a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, barter, compensation, correspondence, counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, interchange, repayment, reply, reprisal, requital, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, trade, vengeance |
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trade; deal |
Synonyms: |
barter, buying and selling, castling, change, commerce, commutation, conversion, correspondence, dealing, interchange, interdependence, interrelation, network, quid pro quo, rearrangement, reciprocation, reciprocity, replacement, revision, shift, shuffle, shuffling, substitution, supplanting, supplantment, swap, switch, tit for tat, traffic, transaction, transfer, transposing, transposition, truck |
| Main Entry: | interchange |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | switch, exchange |
Synonyms: |
altering, alternation, barter, change, crossfire, give-and-take, intersection, junction, mesh, networking, reciprocation, shift, trade, transposition, variation, varying |
| Main Entry: | interplay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interaction |
Synonyms: |
coaction, exchange, give-and-take, mesh, meshing, networking, reciprocation, reciprocity, team play, teamwork, tit for tat, transaction |
| Main Entry: | payback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | return |
Synonyms: |
accrual, accruement, compensation, gain, gate, income, interest, proceeds, profit, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, reward, take, yield |
| 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 |
| 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: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earnings, benefit |
Synonyms: |
accrual, accruement, advantage, avail, compensation, gain, gate, income, interest, lucre, proceeds, profit, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, requital, results, retaliation, revenue, reward, take*, takings, yield |
Antonyms: |
debt, payment |
| Main Entry: | reciprocity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interchange |
Synonyms: |
cooperation, exchange, mutuality, reciprocality, reciprocation |
| Main Entry: | counteraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
Synonyms: |
an eye for an eye, balance, counterattack, counterbalance, counterblow, countermove, counteroffensive, counterpoise, counterstrike, neutralization, offset, reciprocation, reprisal, retribution, revenge, vengeance |