Message and Reply

Message

Message noun - A piece of conveyed information.

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Reply and message are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reply" instead a noun "Message".

Nearby Words: messaged, messaging

Reply noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Message and reply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Message" instead a noun "Reply".

Nearby Words: replied, replying

long	long message	long reply
similar	similar message	similar reply
usual	usual message	usual reply
brief	brief message	brief reply
Other adjectives: public, positive, original, simple, insulting, actual, real, wrong, bad, new, general, written.

This strip is an example (spoilers within beware)note Both the message and the reply are exactly on the limit - at 25 words.

Source: Beige Prose
This means that any conversation would require the crew to wait 3 minutes for their message to get to Earth, mission control to reply, and then wait 3 more minutes for the reply to get to Mars.

Source: Film / Disney's RocketMan
Candice Carthage intercepts the message, and writes a reply warning Letty to stay away from Adam.

Source: Literature / Teenage Worrier

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