117 entries under answer topic. ×

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reaction(noun, hit, return, account)
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rebuttal(noun, return, sign, report)
7
acknowledge(verb, return, deny, counter)
7
acknowledgment(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
6
back talk(noun, expression, idiom, feeling, return)
6
backfire(noun, verb, feeling, return, attitude)
6
defense(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
6
react(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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reciprocation(noun, feeling, return, attitude, account)
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sass(noun, verb, feeling, return, attitude)
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wisecrack(noun, verb, feeling, return, sign)
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answer back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, acknowledge)
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crack(noun, verb, return, sign, report)
5
squelch(noun, verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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antiphon(noun, return, sign, report, account)
4
counterclaim(noun, verb, return, sign, report)
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snappy comeback(noun, expression, feeling, return, attitude)
4
talk back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, acknowledge)
3
come back at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, return)
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get back at(verb, expression, idiom, get, settle)
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