Query and Retort

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Query verb - To put a question or questions to.

Usage example: queried the professor about the assignment

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Retort is an antonym for query.

Nearby Words: queried, querying, querist

Retort noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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

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Query is an antonym for retort.

Nearby Words: retorted, retorting

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Retort and Query. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/query/retort

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