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retort
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of RETORT
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!”>
Related Words acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark; counter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refute
Near Antonyms challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quiz; poll, query, survey
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