| refutation(noun, return, sign, report, resolution) |
| antiphon(noun, return, sign, report, account) |
| back talk(noun, verb, expression, idiom, return) |
| defense(noun, return, sign, report, answer) |
| denial(noun, response) |
| gibe(noun, joke, jest, witticism, jibe) |
| react(verb, answer, counter, argue, reply) |
| snappy comeback(noun, expression, idiom, hit, return) |
| epigram(witticism, gibe) |
| explanation(noun, return, sign, report, answer) |
| give |
| objection(noun, response) |
| rebut(verb, answer, counter, argue, respond) |
| requite(verb, crack, answer, counter, argue) |
| reverberation(noun, hit, return, answer, response) |
| sally(noun, response, joke, reply, jest) |
| squelch(noun, verb, answer, counter, argue) |
| support |
| talk back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, crack, answer) |
| wisecrack(noun, return, sign, report, account) |