Related Words for riposte

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return
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Noun, Noun
repay
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Noun, Verb
rejoin
x/
Verb, Verb
comeback
/x
Verb, Noun
retort
/x
Noun, Noun
rejoinder
x/x
Noun, Noun
come back
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
quip
/
Noun
rebuttal
x/x
Noun
snide
/
Adjective
rebuff
x/
Noun
salvo
/x
Noun
jibe
/
Noun
pithy
/x
Adjective
sardonic
x/x
Adjective
acerbic
x/x
Adjective
flippant
/x
Adjective
refutation
xx/x
Noun
polemic
x/x
Noun
sneering
/x
Verb
scathing
/x
Adjective
counterattack
/xxx
Noun
repartee
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Noun
trenchant
/x
Adjective
erudite
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Adjective
incisive
x/x
Adjective
provocation
xx/x
Noun
remark
x/
Noun
jocular
/xx
Adjective
missive
/x
Noun
rebuke
x/
Noun
fulsome
/x
Adjective
response
x/
Noun
counterpoint
/xx
Noun
volley
/x
Noun
cogent
/x
Adjective
invective
x/x
Noun
cheeky
/x
Adjective
polemical
x/xx
Adjective
glib
/
Noun
umbrage
/x
Noun
guffaw
x/
Noun
witty
/x
Adjective
counterargument
/x/xx
Noun
critique
x/
Noun
snappy
/x
Adjective
provocative
x/xx
Adjective
disquisition
xx/x
Noun
interjection
xx/x
Noun
criticism
/xxx
Noun
backhanded
/xx
Adjective
laconic
x/x
Adjective
diatribe
/xx
Noun
parry
/x
Noun
snark
/
Noun
vehement
/xx
Adjective
blithe
/
Name
reverse
x/
Noun
thrust
/
Noun
stop
/
Noun
passé
/
Noun, Adjective
point
/
Noun
conversation
xx/x
Noun
displacement
x/x
Noun
volt
/
Noun
glide
/
Noun
extension
x/x
Noun
disengage
xx/
Verb
line
/
Noun
ward
/
Noun
envelopment
x/xx
Noun
pronation
x/x
Noun
supination
/x/x
Noun
blade
/
Noun
forehand
/x
Noun
engagement
x/x
Noun
tilting
/x
Noun
straddle
/x
Noun
cadence
/x
Noun
sweep
/
Noun
post
/
Noun
octave
/x
Noun
pool
/
Noun
pullback
/x
Noun
strip
/
Noun
spear
/
Noun
slash
/
Noun
sprawl
/
Noun
sidestep
/x
Verb
rush
/
Noun
list
/
Noun
interception
xx/x
Noun
forecourt
x/
Noun
hold
/
Noun
challenge
/x
Noun
stinging
/x
Adjective
critics
/x
Noun
devastating
/xxx
Adjective
clever
/x
Adjective
swift
/
Adjective
attack
x/
Noun
feeble
/x
Adjective
provoked
x/
Verb
angry
/x
Adjective
invites
x/
Verb
argument
/xx
Noun
brilliant
/x
Adjective
vigorous
/xx
Adjective
quick
/
Adjective
obvious
/xx
Adjective
sharp
/
Adjective
deliver
x/x
Verb
inevitable
x/xxx
Adjective
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
kind
/
Noun
way
/
Noun
sort
/
Noun
famous
/x
Adjective
effective
x/x
Adjective
classic
/x
Adjective
verbal
/x
Adjective
perfect
x/
Adjective
intended
x/x
Verb
soviet
/xx
Adjective
direct
x/
Adjective
suitable
/xx
Adjective
nuclear
/xx
Adjective
drew
/
Verb
violent
/xx
Adjective
powerful
/xx
Adjective
offers
/x
Verb
form
/
Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
countermeasure
/xxx
Noun
feint
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gambit
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
ploy
/
Noun, Verb
reply
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Noun, Verb
retaliation
xxx/x
Noun
ruse
/
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
aisle
/
Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
southend
/x
Name