What is another word for retort?
949 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪtˈɔːt], [ ɹɪtˈɔːt], [ ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɔː_t]
Retort is a word that is often used in conversations and debates to indicate a sharp or witty response to a statement or question. However, there are many synonyms for this word that can be used in its place to add variety and depth to your language. Some possible synonyms for retort include comeback, rejoinder, reply, response, counter, riposte, quip, repartee, and wisecrack. Each of these words brings a slightly different connotation to the conversation and can be used to achieve different effects depending on the context. By exploring these different synonyms for retort, you can expand your vocabulary and become a more effective communicator.
Synonyms for Retort:
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- Bunsen Burner ,
- accelerator ,
- beaker ,
- bell jar ,
- boiling tube ,
- burette ,
- centrifuge ,
- condenser ,
- conical flask ,
- electron microscope .
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- attack .
- airtight cases ,
- co pouts ,
- co-pouts ,
- cop outs ,
- copouts ,
- ex planation ,
- ex planations ,
- ex-planation ,
- ex-planations ,
- pre text ,
- pre texts ,
- pre-text ,
- pre-texts ,
- re tort ,
- re torts ,
- re-tort ,
- re-torts ,
- song dance .
- argument ,
- armor ,
- aversion ,
- barrier ,
- countermeasure ,
- fortress ,
- harbor ,
- moat ,
- protection ,
- resistance ,
- security ,
- stronghold ,
- wall .
- counter action ,
- counter actions ,
- counter balance ,
- counter balances ,
- counter poise ,
- counter poises ,
- counter-action ,
- counter-actions ,
- counter-poise ,
- counter-poises ,
- double-takes ,
- doubletake ,
- doubletakes ,
- knee-jerks ,
- kneejerk ,
- kneejerks ,
- re action ,
- re actions ,
- re agencies ,
- re agency ,
- re bound ,
- re bounds ,
- re coil ,
- re coils ,
- re flection ,
- re flections ,
- re flex ,
- re flexes ,
- re percussion ,
- re percussions ,
- re-action ,
- re-actions ,
- re-agencies ,
- re-agency ,
- re-bound ,
- re-bounds ,
- re-coil ,
- re-coils ,
- re-flection ,
- re-flections ,
- re-flex ,
- re-flexes ,
- re-percussion ,
- re-percussions ,
- reagencies .
- confutations ,
- counter accusation ,
- counter accusations ,
- counter argument ,
- counter arguments ,
- counter charge ,
- counter charges ,
- counter statement ,
- counter statements ,
- counter-accusations ,
- counter-arguments ,
- counter-charges ,
- counter-statements ,
- counteraccusations ,
- counterarguments ,
- counterstatements ,
- re joinder ,
- re joinders ,
- re-joinder ,
- re-joinders .
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• answer- acknowledge ,
- counter-accuse ,
- counter-reply ,
- counter-state ,
- counterclaim ,
- echo ,
- explain ,
- expound ,
- rebut ,
- retaliate .
- argue ,
- avert ,
- backfire ,
- bar ,
- barricade ,
- buffer ,
- counterattack ,
- cover ,
- fend ,
- guard ,
- oppose ,
- police ,
- protect ,
- resist ,
- safeguard ,
- save ,
- screen ,
- secure ,
- shelter ,
- shield ,
- support ,
- sustain ,
- uphold ,
- ward .
- am equivalent ,
- are equivalent ,
- being equivalent ,
- feel return ,
- feeling in return ,
- feeling return ,
- feels in return ,
- feels return ,
- felt in return ,
- felt return ,
- inter change ,
- inter changed ,
- inter changes ,
- inter changing ,
- inter-changes ,
- inter-changing ,
- is equivalent ,
- makes for ,
- makes up for ,
- paid dues ,
- paid one dues ,
- paid ones dues ,
- pay one dues ,
- pay ones dues ,
- payed dues ,
- payed one dues ,
- payed one's dues ,
- payed ones dues ,
- paying dues ,
- paying one dues ,
- paying one's dues ,
- paying ones dues ,
- pays dues ,
- pays one dues ,
- pays one's dues ,
- pays ones dues ,
- re paid ,
- re pay ,
- re paying ,
- re pays ,
- re quite ,
- re-paid ,
- re-pay ,
- re-paying ,
- re-pays ,
- re-quite ,
- return compliment ,
- returned compliment ,
- returned the compliment ,
- returning compliment ,
- returning the compliment ,
- returns compliment ,
- returns the compliment ,
- scratch back ,
- scratch one back ,
- scratch ones back ,
- scratched back ,
- scratched one back ,
- scratched one's back ,
- scratched ones back ,
- scratches back ,
- scratches one back ,
- scratches one's back ,
- scratches ones back ,
- scratching back ,
- scratching one back ,
- scratching one's back ,
- scratching ones back ,
- serves out ,
- serving out ,
- tits for tat ,
- titted for tat ,
- titting for tat ,
- was equivalent ,
- wast equivalent ,
- were equivalent ,
- wert equivalent .
- re join ,
- re joined ,
- re joining ,
- re joins ,
- re unite ,
- re united ,
- re unites ,
- re uniting ,
- re-join ,
- re-joined ,
- re-joining ,
- re-joins ,
- re-unite ,
- re-united ,
- re-unites ,
- re-uniting .
- re acted ,
- re acting ,
- re plied ,
- re plying ,
- re-acted ,
- re-plied ,
- re-plying ,
- writ back ,
- writes back ,
- writing back .
- arrives at ,
- de clare ,
- de clares ,
- de liver ,
- de livered ,
- de livering ,
- de livers ,
- de-clare ,
- de-clares ,
- de-liver ,
- de-livered ,
- de-livering ,
- de-livers ,
- re ported ,
- re porting ,
- re turned ,
- re turning ,
- re-ported ,
- re-porting ,
- re-turned ,
- re-turning .
- am out for blood ,
- are out for blood ,
- art out for blood ,
- being out for blood ,
- even score ,
- evened score ,
- evened the score ,
- evening score ,
- evening the score ,
- evens score ,
- evens the score ,
- fix one wagon ,
- fix ones wagon ,
- fix wagon ,
- fixed one wagon ,
- fixed one's wagon ,
- fixed ones wagon ,
- fixed wagon ,
- fixes one wagon ,
- fixes one's wagon ,
- fixes ones wagon ,
- fixes wagon ,
- fixing one wagon ,
- fixing one's wagon ,
- fixing ones wagon ,
- fixing wagon ,
- fixt one wagon ,
- fixt one's wagon ,
- fixt ones wagon ,
- fixt wagon ,
- gave comeuppance ,
- gave just desserts ,
- gives comeuppance ,
- gives just desserts ,
- giving comeuppance ,
- giving just desserts ,
- hits back ,
- hitting back ,
- is out for blood ,
- made reprisal ,
- makes reprisal ,
- making reprisal ,
- paid back in spades ,
- paid back spades ,
- pay back spades ,
- payed back ,
- payed back in spades ,
- payed back spades ,
- payed off ,
- paying back in spades ,
- paying back spades ,
- paying off ,
- pays back in spades ,
- pays back spades ,
- pays off ,
- re dress ,
- re dresses ,
- re dressing ,
- re venge ,
- re venged ,
- re venges ,
- re venging ,
- re-dress ,
- re-dressed ,
- re-dresses ,
- re-dressing ,
- re-venge ,
- re-venged ,
- re-venges ,
- re-venging ,
- settled up ,
- settled with ,
- settles up ,
- settles with ,
- settling up ,
- settling with ,
- sticked it to ,
- sticked to ,
- sticking it to ,
- sticking to ,
- sticks it to ,
- stuck it to ,
- take an eye for eye ,
- take eye for an eye ,
- take eye for eye ,
- takes an eye for an eye ,
- takes an eye for eye ,
- takes eye for an eye ,
- takes eye for eye ,
- taking an eye for an eye ,
- taking an eye for eye ,
- taking eye for an eye ,
- taking eye for eye ,
- took an eye for an eye ,
- took an eye for eye ,
- took eye for an eye ,
- took eye for eye ,
- turn tables on ,
- turned tables on ,
- turned the tables on ,
- turning tables on ,
- turning the tables on ,
- turns tables on ,
- turns the tables on ,
- venged ,
- venges ,
- was out for blood ,
- wast out for blood ,
- were out for blood ,
- wert out for blood .
- flew handle ,
- flew off handle ,
- flew off the handle ,
- flew the handle ,
- flies handle ,
- flies off handle ,
- flies off the handle ,
- flies the handle ,
- fly handle ,
- fly off handle ,
- fly the handle ,
- flying handle ,
- flying off handle ,
- flying off the handle ,
- flying the handle ,
- gat angry ,
- gets angry ,
- getting angry ,
- gotten angry ,
- jumped down throat ,
- jumping down throat ,
- jumps down throat ,
- lashed out ,
- lashes out ,
- lashing out ,
- takes it out on ,
- takes out on ,
- taking it out on ,
- taking out on ,
- took it out on ,
- took out on .
Other synonyms:
- alibi ,
- answer back ,
- fire back at ,
- palm off .
- strike .
- joke .
- HIT .
Other relevant words:
- arrive at ,
- arrived at ,
- arriving at ,
- be equivalent ,
- come to ,
- feel in return ,
- inter-change ,
- made up for ,
- make for ,
- make up for ,
- making for ,
- paid one's dues ,
- pay dues ,
- pay one's dues ,
- reciprocate ,
- rejoin ,
- respond ,
- return the compliment ,
- returning ,
- revenge ,
- riposted ,
- riposting ,
- scratch one's back ,
- serve out ,
- served out ,
- snap ,
- traded ,
- write back ,
- wrote back .
- Parried ,
- answered back ,
- back at you ,
- be in touch ,
- counterclaimed ,
- counterclaiming ,
- field the question ,
- get back to ,
- give a snappy comeback ,
- reply ,
- shoot back ,
- talk back ,
- talking back .
- Athanor ,
- Bay salt ,
- Bolthead ,
- Boutade ,
- Cag ,
- Combustion chamber ,
- Counter-stroke ,
- Counterstep ,
- Counterstroke ,
- Evaporator ,
- Facetiae ,
- Flasket ,
- Galipot ,
- Gallipot ,
- Hypocaust ,
- Matrass ,
- Nipperkin ,
- Patera ,
- Pipkin ,
- Posnet ,
- Puncheon ,
- Redargution ,
- Rescription ,
- Respondence ,
- Responsion ,
- Responsory ,
- Retroaction ,
- Reverberatory ,
- Rundlet ,
- Skeel ,
- Sockdolager ,
- TYG ,
- Tazza ,
- Tuyere ,
- Vaporizer ,
- absolutely ,
- act in response ,
- aerosol ,
- afford ,
- aftermath ,
- alembic ,
- allow ,
- amphora ,
- answering ,
- antiphon ,
- antiphony ,
- anvil ,
- aphorism ,
- apothegm ,
- apparatus ,
- atomiser ,
- atomizer ,
- awfully ,
- back answer ,
- back talk ,
- backchat ,
- badinage ,
- badly ,
- bandy ,
- banter ,
- barb ,
- barrel ,
- basin ,
- be equivalent to ,
- be quits ,
- be restored ,
- bear ,
- beget ,
- bestow ,
- blowpipe ,
- boiler ,
- bon mot ,
- boomerang ,
- bottle ,
- bowl ,
- brasier ,
- bright idea ,
- bright thought ,
- brilliant idea ,
- bring back ,
- bucket ,
- buffet ,
- butt ,
- caldron ,
- can ,
- canteen ,
- cap ,
- capsule ,
- carboy ,
- cask ,
- caster ,
- chalice ,
- chamber ,
- cistern ,
- clincher ,
- come back at ,
- come in ,
- coming back ,
- commit ,
- conceit ,
- confutation ,
- consign ,
- contradict ,
- contradiction ,
- contradictorily ,
- convey ,
- conviction ,
- cooler ,
- counter-argument ,
- counter-project ,
- counterblast ,
- counterfire ,
- counterinsurgency ,
- counterplot ,
- counterrevolution ,
- crack ,
- cracker ,
- crock ,
- crucible ,
- cruet ,
- cruse ,
- cup ,
- decanter ,
- deeply ,
- deliver ,
- demiJohn ,
- desperately ,
- develop ,
- devolve ,
- disproof ,
- donate ,
- drum ,
- effect ,
- egress ,
- electric furnace ,
- electric heater ,
- engine ,
- engine room ,
- enormously ,
- epergne ,
- epigram ,
- ewer ,
- exceptionally ,
- excessively ,
- exposition ,
- exposure ,
- extend ,
- extraordinarily ,
- extremely ,
- fall ,
- feedback ,
- firkin ,
- flagon ,
- flash back ,
- flask ,
- flow ,
- focus ,
- forge ,
- fumigation ,
- furnace ,
- gag ,
- generate ,
- get back ,
- get back at ,
- getting even ,
- gibe ,
- give ,
- give and take ,
- give back ,
- give in exchange ,
- glass ,
- go back ,
- go off ,
- goblet ,
- greatly ,
- happen ,
- hark back ,
- hearth ,
- heater ,
- highest ,
- highly ,
- homecoming ,
- horn ,
- hugely ,
- income ,
- income tax return ,
- induction furnace ,
- intensely ,
- interchange ,
- interpret ,
- invalidation ,
- issue ,
- jape ,
- jar ,
- jest ,
- jibe ,
- jorum ,
- jug ,
- keg ,
- kettle ,
- kilderkin ,
- kiln ,
- kit ,
- lathe ,
- lead ,
- lex talionis ,
- limekiln ,
- lip ,
- machine ,
- maximum ,
- measure for measure ,
- melting pot ,
- miss out ,
- mortar ,
- most ,
- mot ,
- motor ,
- much ,
- muffle furnace ,
- mug ,
- noggin ,
- output ,
- oven ,
- pail ,
- parry ,
- parting shot ,
- pass ,
- pass down ,
- password ,
- patella ,
- pay ,
- pay back ,
- pay off ,
- payback ,
- paying back ,
- payoff ,
- persiflage ,
- phial ,
- pitcher ,
- play of wit ,
- pleasantry ,
- pocket pistol ,
- pop out ,
- pot ,
- potter's wheel ,
- press box ,
- proceeds ,
- punch bowl ,
- put-down ,
- quid pro quo ,
- quip ,
- ready wit ,
- really ,
- reappearance ,
- rebutter ,
- recall ,
- receipt ,
- receiver ,
- reciprocity ,
- recoil ,
- recompense ,
- recovery ,
- recrimination ,
- recurrence ,
- reductio ad absurdum ,
- reecho ,
- reelect ,
- refund ,
- regaining ,
- regress ,
- render ,
- repartee ,
- replica ,
- repost ,
- requite ,
- rescript ,
- restitution ,
- restoration ,
- retrovert ,
- return key ,
- reverberate ,
- reverberation ,
- revert ,
- ridicule ,
- rise ,
- rummer ,
- salamander ,
- sally ,
- salver ,
- sass ,
- saucepan ,
- say ,
- scintillation ,
- severely ,
- short answer ,
- skillet ,
- smart crack ,
- smartness ,
- snap back ,
- snappy comeback ,
- spray ,
- squelch ,
- stand up to ,
- steaming ,
- still ,
- store ,
- stoup ,
- stove ,
- surrebutter ,
- surrejoinder ,
- take back ,
- takings ,
- tankard ,
- tax return ,
- top ,
- topmost ,
- topper ,
- transducer ,
- transformer ,
- tremendously ,
- truly ,
- tub ,
- tumbler ,
- tun ,
- tureen ,
- turn back ,
- turn the tables ,
- turn upon ,
- upmost ,
- upper ,
- uppermost ,
- urn ,
- utterly ,
- vat ,
- very ,
- vessel ,
- vial ,
- volcano ,
- warming pan ,
- wisecrack ,
- witticism ,
- yield .
- Responding ,
- be in touch with ,
- feel for ,
- feeling for ,
- feels for ,
- felt for ,
- get in touch ,
- got in touch .
- Venge ,
- be out for blood ,
- even the score ,
- fix one's wagon ,
- give comeuppance ,
- give just desserts ,
- make reprisal ,
- paid back ,
- paid off ,
- pay back in spades ,
- settle up ,
- settle with ,
- stick it to ,
- stick to ,
- sticks to ,
- stuck to ,
- take an eye for an eye ,
- turn the tables on ,
- venging .
- Ampullae ,
- Flacon ,
- PUNS ,
- airtight case ,
- alembics ,
- ampulla ,
- answer ,
- carafe ,
- carafes ,
- casters ,
- cop-out ,
- cop-outs ,
- counter-accusation ,
- counter-balance ,
- counter-balances ,
- counter-charge ,
- counter-statement ,
- counteraccusation ,
- counterargument ,
- countercharge ,
- countercharges ,
- counterstatement ,
- cruets ,
- crystals ,
- defense ,
- demiJohns ,
- double-take ,
- fiasco ,
- flacons ,
- goblets ,
- gourd ,
- gourds ,
- horns ,
- knee jerk reaction ,
- phials ,
- reagency ,
- reflexes ,
- rejoinder ,
- response ,
- retaliation ,
- riposte ,
- stall ,
- statement ,
- tumblers ,
- vials ,
- vibe ,
- vibes ,
- wittiness ,
- witty comeback ,
- wordplay ,
- wordplays .
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How to use "Retort" in context?
Retort is a dish that is typically a type of soup or chili. The word retort comes from the French word "reprime", which means "to cool or refresh." Retort dishes are often served cold, and are often spicy. They are also typically made with a roux or flour-based sauce, and are usually topped with cheese or sour cream. retorts can also be made with other meats, like chicken or beef, and are often served with rice or pasta.
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