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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Retort of"

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answernounA response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
replynoun(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
retortedverbTo say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
retortingverbA sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
returnnoun(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
ripostenoun(figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
returningnounThe act of one who returns; a coming back.
returnsnoun(plural only) Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.
sallynounA willow.
vesselnounA craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
alembicnounAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
comebacknounA return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
quipnounA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
rejoinverbTo join again; to unite after separation.
rejoindernounA quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
reparteenounA swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
snapnounA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
synchoresisnoun(archaic, rhetoric) A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater power.
ansnounA municipality in Liège province, Belgium.
antistrophenoun(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.

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