Question
Question verb - To put a question or questions to.
Usage example: the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest
Retort
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
Nearby Words: retorted, retorting
How words are described
| good | good question | good retort |
| similar | similar question | similar retort |
| common | common question | common retort |
| following | following question | following retort |
| Other adjectives: valid, obvious, simple, real, quick, possible, bigger, philosophical. | ||
Common collocations
| claims | question claims | retort claims |
Both words in one sentence
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In Diamonds Are Forever, Shady Tree gets James Bond out of the retort with the intent to question him about where he hid the real diamonds.
Source: Out-Gambitted aka: Out Gambit - And he's actually surprised when he returns to find the casket empty (unknown to him, Fortune had concealed herself inside the retort the casket in question was in front of).
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This is not only when that question is asked, but to the frustrated individual this is their chance to strike back with a non-sequitur, either in a Deadpan Snarker retort or full on Mind Screw confusion.
Source: Ask a Stupid Question...
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Retort and Question. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/retort
Question & Retort. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/retort>.
Retort or Question. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/retort.
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