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| 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 |
| Notes: | respond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize receipt of something |
| Synonyms: | address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do something |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, begin, carry on, carry out, consummate, cook, create, develop, do, do a number, do one's thing, enforce, execute, function, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it*, go in for, go that route, go to town, intrude, knock off*, labor, make progress, maneuver, move, officiate, operate, percolate*, perk*, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside, pursue, respond, serve, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, undertake, work out |
| Antonyms: | abstain, cease, discontinue, give up, halt, hesitate, idle, refrain, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, argue, back talk, claim, comeback, contest, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, get back at*, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass*, say, settle, solve, squelch, top*, answer back, back at you, be in touch, counterclaim, field the question, get back to, give a snappy comeback, shoot back, talk back |
| Antonyms: | ask, question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, respond in retaliation |
| Synonyms: | backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, counteract, cross, dash, disappoint, foil, frustrate, hinder, match, meet, offset, oppose, parry, pit, resist, respond, retaliate, return, ruin, take on, thumbs down, vie, counterwork, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, hit back, play off, ward off |
| Main Entry: | echo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeat, copy |
| Synonyms: | ape, ditto*, imitate, impersonate, mimic, mirror, parallel, parrot, react, recall, redouble, reflect, reiterate, reproduce, resemble, resound, respond, reverberate, ring, second, vibrate, do like, go like, make like, rubber-stamp |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belong, correspond |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, answer, apply, become, click*, concur, conform, consist, dovetail*, go, harmonize, interlock, join, match, meet, parallel, relate, respond, set, suit, tally, be apposite, be apt, be comfortable, be consonant, be in keeping, befit, go together, go with, have its place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gesture with head |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, beckon, bend, bow, concur, consent, curtsy, dip, duck, greet, indicate, recognize, respond, salute, sign, signal, say yes |
| Main Entry: | obey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform, give in |
| Synonyms: | abide by, accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, act upon, adhere to, agree, answer, assent, be loyal to, be ruled by, bow to, carry out, comply, concur, discharge, do as one says, do one's bidding, do one's duty, do what is expected, do what one is told, embrace, execute, follow, fulfill, get in line, give way, heed, hold fast, keep, knuckle under*, live by, mind, observe, perform, play second fiddle, respond, serve, submit, surrender, take orders, toe the line* |
| Antonyms: | disobey, mutiny, rebel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present a defense |
| Synonyms: | adduce, advocate, allege, argue, assert, cite, cop a plea, declare, maintain, present, respond, vouch, answer charges, avouch, give evidence, plea bargain, put forward, use as excuse |
| Antonyms: | decide, punish, sentence |
| 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: | reply |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, back talk*, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, knee-jerk reaction*, lip*, reaction, rejoinder, respond, response, retaliation, retort, return, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, antiphon, reciprocation, vibes |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = 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 |
| 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: | response |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, reaction |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, back talk*, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, hit, kickback*, knee-jerk reaction*, lip*, rejoinder, reply, respond, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, antiphon, double-take, vibes |
| Antonyms: | asking, question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snappy answer |
| Synonyms: | back talk, comeback, cooler, counter, crack*, gag*, jape, jest, joke, lip*, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, witticism, antiphon, back answer, parting shot, topper |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | counter, crack*, rebut, rejoin, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, return, riposte, sass*, squelch*, top*, answer back, come back at, shoot back, snap back, talk back |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | comeback, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, retort, riposte, antiphon |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | announce, bring in, come back, come in, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit, arrive at, come to |
| Antonyms: | ask, request |
| Main Entry: | say |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make declaration |
| Synonyms: | add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap*, gab*, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip*, maintain, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, rap*, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel*, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak*, break silence, give voice, make known, put forth, put into words |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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