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
Refutation and retort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refutation" instead a noun "Retort".
Nearby Words: retorted, retorting
Refutation
Refutation noun - Something (as an argument) that serves to disprove.
Retort and refutation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retort" instead a noun "Refutation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reaction and retort
- reaction and refutation
- response and retort
- response and refutation
- acknowledgment and retort
- acknowledgment and refutation
- return and retort
- return and refutation
- counterclaim and retort
- counterclaim and refutation
- explanation and retort
- explanation and refutation
- echo and retort
- echo and refutation
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