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response
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of RESPONSE
1
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior <my response to my first boxing defeat was to train even harder>
Related Words backlash, kickback; rebound; recoil, reflex; revulsion, rise; counterreaction, counterresponse
2
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question <the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for>
Related Words back talk, banter, persiflage, repartee; acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), comment, communication, correspondence, feedback, non sequitur, observation, reaction, remark; defense, explanation, justification, plea, rebuttal, refutation
Near Antonyms challenge, charge, cross-examination, grilling, interrogation, interrogatory, quiz; poll, questionnaire, survey
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