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A sharp, angry, or witty reply

A witty remark or joke

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

The act of recriminating

An angry reaction

Small container for liquid

The final say or remark in a discussion, debate or argument

The plaintiff’s reply in pleading to a defendant’s rebuttal

A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted

To say something in response, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner

To yell or shout loudly or angrily

To speak in opposition to

To respond, typically angrily

To make a witty (or snide) remark or joke

To respond to a gesture or action with a corresponding one

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Noun

A sharp, angry, or witty reply

acknowledgment^US

acknowledgement^UK

snappy comeback

knee-jerk reaction

rhetorical question

counterstatement

counterargument

counteraccusation

disconfirmation

counter-argument

adverse reaction

knee-jerk response

adverse response

hostile response

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“Usually, he could come up with a snappy retort for any situation. But a snappy retort was what had gotten him into this mess in the first place.”

Noun

A witty remark or joke

sardonic remark

double entendre

witty communication

shaggy dog story

nice turn of phrase

shaggy-dog story

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Noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

why and wherefore

mitigating circumstances

ostensible reason

counterstatement

line of reasoning

counteraccusation

counterargument

mental gymnastics

the why and wherefore

supporting evidence

good explanation

reasonable grounds

reasonable justification

point well taken

well-founded argument

summary of the facts

counter-statement

disconfirmation

counter-argument

whys and wherefores

principal element

chief ingredient

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Noun

The act of recriminating

Noun

An angry reaction

Noun

Small container for liquid

glass container

earthenware container

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Noun

The final say or remark in a discussion, debate or argument

concluding remark

closing statement

Noun

The plaintiff’s reply in pleading to a defendant’s rebuttal

Noun

A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted

cooking utensil

underground tank

storage chamber

glass container

earthenware pot

wickerwork basket

wooden container

earthenware container

cylindrical container

safe-deposit box

shopping basket

woven container

padded envelope

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Verb

To say something in response, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner

say in response

round on someone

rise to the bait

field the question

give a snappy comeback

answer impertinently

answer defiantly

make a response

make a rejoinder

speak in response

give as good as one gets

be impertinent to

respond cheekily to

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“It takes every ounce of self-control that I have to not retort back with a scathing remark about what a fool she is.”

Verb

To yell or shout loudly or angrily

let everybody know

speak brusquely

jump down one's throat

round on someone

jump down someone's throat

fly off the handle at

raise your voice

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Verb

To speak in opposition to

have bone to pick

shoot full of holes

render null and void

shoot down in flames

call in question

give the lie to

drive a coach and horses through

blow out of the water

fly in the face of

make a nonsense of

call into question

declare to be untrue

take a stand against

give thumbs down to

show to be false

take exception to

prove to be wrong

take issue with

protest against

show to be wrong

prove to be false

refuse to accept

say the opposite of

dissent against

put up argument

agitate against

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

have an argument about

bandy words concerning

retaliate against

defend oneself against

call one's bluff

be a dissenter from

knock the bottom out of

be at odds with

raise doubts about

show in its true light

prove impossible

bring to naught

knocks props out from under

cut down to size

render meaningless

knock props out

knock bottom out of

put under suspicion

poke full of holes

shake one's faith in

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

cast doubt upon

have reservations about

cast aspersions on

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

feel uneasy about

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Verb

To respond, typically angrily

respond in kind

Verb

To make a witty (or snide) remark or joke

take the mickey

pull someone's leg

pull someone's chain

play with words

play a practical joke

make a monkey out of

yank someone's chain

have a joke with

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

poke mullock at

muck someone about

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Verb

To respond to a gesture or action with a corresponding one

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