1. (noun) rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Synonyms: sound reflection, counter, echo, rejoinder, income tax return, reproduction, return, takings, payoff, regaining, sideboard, take, tabulator, parry, buffet, comeback, retort, riposte, tax return, reverberation, reappearance, counterpunch, recurrence, return key, coming back, replication, yield, getting even, restoration, issue, replica, paying back, restitution, heel counter, proceeds, homecoming
2. (noun) rejoinder
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Synonyms: retort, replication, comeback, riposte, return, counter
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1. rejoinder
A verbal answer is a return of words to something that seems to call for them, and is made to a charge as well as to a question; an answer may be even made to an unspoken implication or manifesta
Synonyms: answer, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retort
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