Synonyms of rejoinders

rejoinders

noun

plural of rejoinder

as in responses

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

he always has a smart-aleck rejoinder to everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• replies
• answers
• reactions
• retorts
• returns
• remarks
• comments
• comebacks
• observations
• replications
• communications
• feedback
• banters
• rebuttals
• repartees
• refutations
• explanations
• justifications
• persiflages
• back talks
• acknowledgments
• correspondences
• non sequiturs
• defenses
• pleas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• interrogatories
• challenges
• charges
• interrogations
• surveys
• questionnaires
• cross-examinations
• polls
• quizzes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rejoinders

Mulligan’s Lindsay is brittle, entitled and frequently cruel, giving the actress the chance to deliver scathing rejoinders and self-deluded justifications, all with a deep reservoir of personal disappointment. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

That his language was English and not American was the cause of ample anxiety for a linguistic nationalist like Webster, no less than my own as evidenced in my rejoinders to a bartender at the Boot Pub more than two centuries later. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

His Joe is a real cynic, with demons in his closet; his rejoinders come from a tough place. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026

However, what smooths out these bumps in the road is Brooks’ ability to consistently write earnest speeches, or button scenes with a snarky rejoinders. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025