179 entries under return topic. ×

42
reply(noun, verb, feeling, pass)
37
answer(noun, verb, feeling, pass, settle)
33
respond(noun, verb, act, pass)
28
riposte(noun, verb, sign, report)
24
comeback(noun, verb, feeling, sign)
21
rejoinder(noun, feeling, sign, report)
20
response(noun, feeling, sign, report)
18
counter(noun, verb, attack, acknowledge)
17
rebut(verb, acknowledge, deny, defend)
17
rejoin(verb, pass, acknowledge, deny)
15
repartee(noun, sign, report, answer)
14
retaliate(verb, attack, acknowledge, deny)
14
echo(noun, verb, feeling, sign)
14
reciprocate(verb, get, fix, attack, settle)
13
come back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass)
13
repay(verb, answer, exchange, retaliate)
8
reaction(noun, hit, account, answer)
8
rebuttal(noun, sign, report, answer)
7
acknowledge(verb, deny, answer, counter)
7
acknowledgment(noun, feeling, sign, report)
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