Antonyms for re torts
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : ri-tawrt |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtɔrt |
- agree
- allow
- argument
- ask
- asking
- be quiet
- betrayal
- capitulation
- cause
- charge
- combine
- conceal
- debt
- denial
- deny
- depart
- departure
- desertion
- disagree
- disagreement
- fail
- failure
- fight
- fix
- flattery
- flight
- forgive
- free
- go
- hide
- ignore
- indictment
- keep
- kindness
- leave
- liberate
- loose
- lose
- loss
- pardon
- pay
- payment
- praise
- problem
- prove
- question
- quiet
- refuse
- renounce
- request
- seriousness
- silence
- suppress
- surrender
- sympathize
- sympathy
- take
- trouble
- withhold
- wonder
- yielding
Definition of re torts
Origin :- 1550s, "make return in kind" (especially of an injury), from Old French retort and directly from Latin retortus, past participle of retorquere "turn back, twist back, throw back," from re- "back" (see re-) + torquere "to twist" (see thwart). Applied to exchanges of jest or sarcasm by c.1600, hence "say or utter sharply and aggressively in reply" (1620s). Related: Retorted; retorting.
- As in quip : noun witty communication, often verbal
- As in reaction : noun response
- As in back talk : noun rude answer
- As in rejoinder : noun answer, reply
- As in repartee : noun pleasant conversation
- As in reply : noun answer
- As in response : noun answer, reaction
- As in retort : noun snappy answer
- As in return : noun answer
- As in sass : noun back talk
- As in wisecrack : noun joke
- As in snappy comeback : noun snappy answer
- As in riposte : noun comeback
- As in retroaction : noun response
- As in defense : noun explanation, justification
- As in alibi : noun defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence
- As in flask : noun small container for liquid
- As in answer : noun reply; reaction
- As in reciprocate : verb exchange, alternate; equal
- As in reply : verb answer
- As in respond : verb act in answer to something
- As in retort : verb answer
- As in return : verb answer
- As in revenge : verb retaliate for wrong, grievance
- As in snap : verb speak sharply
- As in rejoin : verb answer back
- As in answer : verb reply, react
Synonyms for re torts
- account
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- act in response
- affirmation
- airtight case
- alembic
- allegation
- ampulla
- announce
- answer
- answer back
- antic
- antiphon
- apologetics
- apologia
- apologizing
- apology
- argue
- argument
- arrive at
- assemble
- assertion
- assurance
- attitude
- avenge
- avowal
- back answer
- back at you
- back talk
- backcap
- backchat
- backfire
- backlash
- badinage
- bag
- Band-Aid
- banter
- bark
- barter
- be equivalent
- be in touch
- be in touch with
- be out for blood
- beaker
- behave
- bon mot
- boomerang
- bottle
- bring in
- canteen
- caper
- carafe
- case
- caster
- chalice
- cheek
- claim
- cleanup
- close
- clowning
- come back
- come back at
- come in
- come to
- comeback
- comment
- communicate
- compensation
- confutation
- contest
- cooler
- cop-out
- copout
- correspond
- counter
- counteraccusation
- counteraction
- counterargument
- counterbalance
- countercharge
- counterclaim
- counterpoise
- counterstatement
- cover
- crack
- crock
- cruet
- crystal
- decanter
- declaration
- declare
- defend
- defense
- deliver
- demijohn
- deny
- dig
- disclosure
- disprove
- dispute
- double-take
- drollery
- echo
- elucidation
- escapade
- even the score
- ewer
- exculpation
- excuse
- excusing
- exoneration
- explain
- explaining
- explanation
- extenuation
- farce
- feedback
- feel for
- feel in return
- feeling
- fiasco
- field the question
- fight back
- fish story
- fix
- fix one's wagon
- flacon
- flagon
- flare
- flash
- flasket
- fly off the handle
- frolic
- gag
- get
- get angry
- get back at
- get back to
- get even
- get in touch
- gibe
- give a snappy comeback
- give comeuppance
- give just desserts
- glass
- goblet
- gourd
- growl
- grumble
- grunt
- guff
- hit
- hit back
- horn
- humor
- insolence
- insult
- interchange
- interpretation
- irony
- jape
- jar
- jeer
- jest
- jive
- joke
- jug
- jump down throat
- justification
- justify
- key
- kick
- kick back
- kickback
- knee-jerk
- knee-jerk reaction
- lark
- lash out
- laugh
- lip
- make reprisal
- make up for
- maneuver
- match
- mischief
- mockery
- monkeyshine
- mouth
- nasty reply
- noggin
- observation
- off-time
- offense
- one-liner
- opinion
- parody
- parry
- parting shot
- pass
- pay back
- pay back in spades
- pay dirt
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- persiflage
- phial
- plea
- plead
- pleasantry
- prank
- pretext
- profession
- proof
- pun
- punish
- put-on
- quick fix
- quip
- raillery
- rationalization
- react
- reaction
- reagency
- reason
- rebound
- rebut
- rebuttal
- reception
- receptivity
- reciprocate
- reciprocation
- recoil
- recompense
- redress
- reflection
- reflex
- refutation
- refute
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- remark
- render
- repartee
- repay
- repercussion
- reply
- report
- reprisal
- requite
- resolution
- resolve
- respond
- response
- result
- retaliate
- retaliation
- retort
- return
- return the compliment
- reunite
- revenge
- reverberation
- revulsion
- rhetorical question
- rib
- riposte
- roar
- sally
- sarcasm
- sass
- satire
- sauce
- say
- score
- scratch one's back
- serve out
- settle
- settle up
- settle with
- share
- shenanigan
- shoot back
- short answer
- sign
- smart crack
- snap back
- snappy comeback
- snarl
- snort
- solution
- solve
- song and dance
- spoof
- square
- squelch
- stall
- state
- statement
- stick it to
- story
- stunt
- submit
- swap
- swing
- take
- take an eye for an eye
- take it out on
- talk back
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- thrust
- tit for tat
- top
- topper
- trade
- trick
- tumbler
- turn the tables on
- uptake
- urn
- vacillate
- venge
- vent
- vial
- vibes
- vindicate
- vindication
- whitewash
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- witty comeback
- wordplay
- write back
- yarn
- yell
- zinger
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