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answer(verb, act, consider, oppose)
6
answer back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act)
6
sass(verb, fight, dispute, informal)
5
reply(verb, act, acknowledge, deny)
5
respond(verb, act, acknowledge, deny)
4
come back at(verb, expression, idiom, acknowledge)
3
shoot back(verb, expression, acknowledge, deny)
3
retort(verb, acknowledge, deny, answer)
2
echo(verb, act, acknowledge, deny)
2
give a snappy comeback(verb, expression, idiom, act)
2
react(verb, acknowledge, deny, answer)
2
acknowledge(verb, act, deny, answer)
2
act in response(verb, expression, idiom, acknowledge)
2
argue(verb, consider, oppose, fight)
2
back at you(verb, expression, idiom, acknowledge)
2
be in touch(verb, acknowledge, deny, answer)
2
be in touch with(verb, acknowledge, answer, counter)
2
come back(verb, expression, acknowledge, answer)
2
contest(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
2
counterclaim(verb, acknowledge, deny, answer)
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APASmart Define. (2016). talk back thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/talk_back/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, talk back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/talk_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "talk back thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/talk_back/thesaurus/synonyms>