Synonyms of retorts

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noun

plural of retort

1

as in insults

a quick witty response

she responded to the heckler with a scathing but hilarious retort that instantly won over the audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• ripostes
• repartees
• comebacks
• quips
• wisecracks
• witticisms
• zingers
• sallies
• squelches
• cuts
• back talks
• put-downs
• cracks

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as in responses

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

the salesclerk responded to my query about the price with a brusque retort

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

retorts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of retort

as in replies

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, "Fine, I didn't want it anyway!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replies
• responds
• answers
• reacts
• ripostes
• returns
• rejoins
• remarks
• comments
• comes back
• explains
• acknowledges
• counters
• corresponds
• communicates
• refutes
• defends
• denies
• fields
• rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asks
• inquires
• questions
• pumps
• examines
• challenges
• quizzes
• interrogates
• queries
• surveys
• grills
• cross-examines
• polls