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response - 20 thesaurus results
| 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 |
| Notes: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | asking, question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reply; reaction |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, back talk, close, comeback, comment, cooler*, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, explanation, feedback, guff*, interpretation, justification, key, lip*, observation, pay dirt*, plea, quick fix*, rebuttal, refutation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, report, resolution, response, result, retort, return, riposte, sign, solution, statement, vindication, wisecrack, antiphon, backcap, band-aid, counterclaim, parting shot, rhetorical question, thank-you note, the ticket, topper |
| Antonyms: | question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | backlash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adverse reaction |
| Synonyms: | backfire, boomerang, kickback, reaction, recoil, repercussion, resentment, resistance, response, retaliation, tangle, counteraction, retroaction |
| Main Entry: | efficiency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adeptness, effectiveness |
| Synonyms: | ability, abundance, adaptability, address, adequacy, capability, competence, completeness, economy, efficacy, energy, expertise, facility, faculty, know-how, performance, potency, power, productivity, proficiency, prowess, quantity, readiness, response, skill, suitability, talent, capableness, competency, effectualness, powerfulness, productiveness, resourcefulness, skillfulness, suitableness, thoroughness |
| Antonyms: | helplessness, impotence, inability, incompetence, inefficiency, weakness, ineffectiveness |
| Main Entry: | encore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | another round of applause; repeat |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, number, plaudits, praise, repetition, response, return, cheers, reappearance, repeat performance |
| Main Entry: | enrollment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | registration for membership |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accession, admission, conscription, engagement, enlistment, entrance, entry, induction, influx, matriculation, rally, reception, record, response, subscription, listing, recruitment, student body, students |
| Main Entry: | gratitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appreciation |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, grace, honor, indebtedness, obligation, praise, recognition, requital, response, thanks, appreciativeness, gratefulness, responsiveness, sense of obligation, thankfulness, thanksgiving |
| Antonyms: | ingratitude, thanklessness |
| Main Entry: | justification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reason, excuse |
| Synonyms: | absolution, account, acquittal, advocacy, answer, apologia, apology, approval, argument, basis, confirmation, defense, exculpation, exoneration, explanation, extenuation, grounds, idea, mitigation, palliation, palliative, plea, pretext, raison d'être, rationale, rationalization, rebuttal, redemption, reply, response, salvation, sanctification, song and dance*, story, support, validation, vindication, warrant, whatfor, wherefore*, whitewashing, whole idea, why and wherefore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of mind |
| Synonyms: | affection, air, atmosphere, attitude, aura, bent*, blues*, caprice, character, color*, condition, crotchet, cue, depression, desire, disposition, doldrums, dumps*, emotion, fancy, feel*, feeling, frame of mind*, humor, inclination, individuality, melancholy, mind, personality, pleasure, propensity, response, scene, semblance, soul, spirit, strain, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, timbre, vagary, vein, whim, wish, high spirits, low spirits |
| Antonyms: | health |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rejoinder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, reply |
| Synonyms: | comeback, defense, rebuttal, repartee, response, retort, return, wisecrack, confutation, counteraccusation, counterargument, countercharge, counterclaim, counterstatement |
| Main Entry: | repartee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasant conversation |
| Synonyms: | answer, badinage, banter, comeback, humor, irony, persiflage, pleasantry, quip, raillery, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, riposte, sally, sarcasm, satire, wit, witticism, bon mot, wittiness, wordplay |
| Antonyms: | argument, disagreement, fight |
| 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: | 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: | thrill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden excitement |
| Synonyms: | adventure, bang*, blast, charge*, circus, fireworks, flash*, flush*, fun, inspiration, lift*, pleasure, refreshment, response, sensation, stimulation, tingle*, titillation, twitter*, upper*, wallop*, good feeling, kicks, turn-on |
| Antonyms: | calm, depression |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | utterance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revelation |
| Synonyms: | announcement, articulation, assertion, declaration, delivery, discourse, ejaculation, expression, opinion, oration, pronouncement, rant, recitation, remark, reply, response, saying, sentence, speaking, speech, spiel, statement, talk, vent, voice, word, words, asseveration, peroration, verbalization, vocalization, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something done |
| Synonyms: | activity, agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, bag*, bit*, business, bustle, commotion, dash, deal, energy, enterprise, flurry, force, game, happening, haste, hoopla*, industry, life, liveliness, motion, movement, occupation, operation, plan, power, process, proposition, racket*, reaction, response, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, trip, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, ballgame, big idea, functioning, going, hopper, in the works |
| Antonyms: | cessation, idleness, inaction, inertia, repose, rest, stoppage, inactivity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms*, chain reaction*, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak*, follow through, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot*, aftereffect, causatum, follow-up, pursuance, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's emotions |
| Synonyms: | affection, benevolence, character, compassion, concern, disposition, feeling, gusto, humanity, inclination, love, nature, pity, relish, response, sensitivity, sentiment, soul, sympathy, temperament, tenderness, understanding, zest, palate |
| Antonyms: | head |
| Main Entry: | impression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | influence |
| Synonyms: | consequence, effect, feeling, impact, reaction, response, result, sway |
| Main Entry: | reception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acceptance; acknowledgment |
| Synonyms: | accession, acquisition, admission, disposition, encounter, gathering, greeting, induction, introduction, meeting, reaction, receipt, receiving, recognition, response, salutation, treatment, welcome, recipience |
| Antonyms: | disacknowledgment |
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