Antonyms for reply
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-plahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈplaɪ |
Definition of reply
Origin :- late 14c., "to make an answer," from Old French replier "to reply, turn back," from Late Latin replicare "to reply, repeat," in classical Latin "fold back, fold over, bend back," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)). Latin literal sense of "to fold back" is attested from mid-15c. in English but is not now used. Modern French répliquer (Middle French replier) is directly from Late Latin. Related: Replied; replying.
- noun answer
- verb answer
- If it were not so, his hand would have written in reply to thy kind epistle.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "Certainly, Robert," was the reply, but the lawyer's manner showed some surprise.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "You'll find I'm right, sir," was the reply of the traveller who spoke first.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Silence was painful to me, and reply only accumulated difficulty and vexation.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- This question was addressed to the lady, who drew back, and made no reply.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "Not till I heard the minister's kind voice," was the reply.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "I am making the greatest minister England ever saw," was the reply.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- In his reply he placed, point by point, the answers in the scales along with his own accusations.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- In reply he offers me, as if I were a beggar, employment for my sons.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- In reply to the oft-repeated question, "What took you to Egypt?"
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
Synonyms for reply
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- antiphon
- back talk
- be in touch
- come back
- comeback
- counter
- echo
- feedback
- field the question
- get back to
- knee-jerk reaction
- lip
- react
- reaction
- reciprocate
- reciprocation
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- respond
- response
- retaliate
- retaliation
- retort
- return
- riposte
- sass
- shoot back
- snappy comeback
- squelch
- top
- vibes
- wisecrack
- write back
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