| comeback(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| contest(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| counterclaim(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| defend(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| deny(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| disprove(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| dispute(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| echo(verb, answer, counter, reply, respond) |
| explain(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| fetch |
| field the question(verb, expression, idiom, answer, counter) |
| fling back |
| get |
| get back at(verb, expression, idiom, counter, reply) |
| get back to(verb, expression, idiom, answer, counter) |
| give a snappy comeback(verb, expression, idiom, counter, reply) |
| hurl back |
| parry(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| plead(verb, counter, reply, respond, react) |
| react(verb, answer, counter, reply, respond) |