51 entries under acknowledge topic. ×

42
reply(noun, verb, feeling, pass, return)
37
answer(noun, verb, feeling, pass, settle)
35
return(noun, verb, get, fix, feeling)
33
respond(noun, verb, act, pass, return)
24
comeback(noun, verb, feeling, return, sign)
18
counter(noun, verb, attack, return)
17
rebut(verb, return, deny, defend)
17
rejoin(verb, pass, return, deny)
14
retaliate(verb, attack, return, deny)
14
echo(noun, verb, feeling, return, sign)
14
reciprocate(verb, get, fix, attack, settle)
13
come back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, return)
6
back talk(noun, expression, idiom, feeling, return)
6
react(verb, return, deny, answer)
6
sass(noun, verb, feeling, return, attitude)
5
answer back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return)
5
squelch(noun, verb, return, deny)
4
counterclaim(noun, verb, return, sign, report)
4
defend(verb, get, settle, return)
4
refute(verb, return, deny, counter)
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