💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Retort of"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| answernoun | A 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. |
| retortedverb | To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. |
| retortingverb | A 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. |
| returningnoun | The act of one who returns; a coming back. |
| returnsnoun | (plural only) Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier. |
| sallynoun | A willow. |
| vesselnoun | A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. |
| alembicnoun | An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation. |
| comebacknoun | A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. |
| quipnoun | A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe. |
| rejoinverb | To join again; to unite after separation. |
| rejoindernoun | A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question. |
| reparteenoun | A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing. |
| snapnoun | A 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. |
| ansnoun | A municipality in Liège province, Belgium. |
| antistrophenoun | (rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order. |
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