Synonyms and related words :
acknowledgment, answer, answering, antiphon, back answer, back talk, backchat, comeback, confutation, contraremonstrance, counteraccusation, counterblast, countercharge, counterclaim, counterreply, counterstatement, defense, echo, evasive reply, reaction, ready reply, rebuttal, rebutter, receipt, refutation, repartee, replication, reply, repost, rescript, rescription, respond, respondence, response, responsion, responsory, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, short answer, snappy comeback, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, witty reply, witty retort, yes-and-no answer