Antonyms for response

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-spons

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈspɒns

Definition of response

Origin : c.1300, from Old French respons (Modern French réponse) and directly from Latin responsum "an answer," noun use of neuter past participle of respondere "to respond" (see respond).

noun answer, reaction

Example sentences :

Ask the young noble, who has been to him as a father; and his response will be 'Anaxagoras.'
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Certain faculties develop in response to the pressure of environment.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Receiving no response she knocked again, this time with more force.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

By response to response we spin round a friend the age-web which lengthens into the death-web.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

She could not allude to such things without at least a possibility of response.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

To the whole audience, in response to the laughter sure to ensue.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

And always, in response to every argument, Mary shook her head in negation.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

But the confident tone brought no response of agreement from Mary.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The nurses read the response a little slowly, as if they, too, were weary.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

In response to cards, I get "regrets," or women simply stay away.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Synonyms for response

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