Response
Response noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Usage example: the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for
Refutation and response are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refutation" instead a noun "Response".
Refutation
Refutation noun - Something (as an argument) that serves to disprove.
Response and refutation are semantically related. You can use "Response" instead a noun "Refutation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reaction and response
- reaction and refutation
- acknowledgment and response
- acknowledgment and refutation
- report and response
- report and refutation
- argument and response
- argument and refutation
- return and response
- return and refutation
- resolution and response
- resolution and refutation
- explanation and response
- explanation and refutation
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Refutation and Response. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/response/refutation
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