45
answer(noun, verb, expression, feeling, return)
37
reply(noun, verb, expression, feeling, sound)
31
reaction(noun, activity, action, movement, force)
25
retort(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
22
rejoinder(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
21
comeback(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
17
rebuttal(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
17
return(noun, feeling, sign, report, attitude)
14
feeling(noun, nature, action, feeling, character)
13
riposte(noun, return, sign, report, account)
11
gratitude(noun, appreciation, wave, recognition, obligation)
11
repartee(noun, return, sign, report, answer)
10
acknowledgment(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
10
echo(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
10
feedback(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
9
reception(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
9
retaliation(noun, attack, crack, account, answer)
9
sympathy(noun, nature, action, feeling, character)
8
replication(noun, answer)
7
emotion(noun, nature, action, feeling, character)
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