retort

Meaning

Noun

A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

Verb

1. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
2. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
3. To bend or curve back.
4. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Verb

To heat in a retort.

Synonyms

reply

answer

rejoinder

riposte

respond

rejoin

response

return

counter

rebuttal

alembic

⚗️

comeback

come back

answer back

cue

still

retort-shaped

crackdown

flask

refute

replica

counterattack

distil

objection

argue

key

🔑

repartee

repay

reaction

replication

confute

interrupt

refutation

bulb

💡

reverberate

shot

slice into

smack

snap

snap back

solitary

squelch

stilling

strike back

sublimate

test tube

🧪

whip

wittiness

back talk

hit back

Translations

réplica

Retorte

réplique

storta

replicar

réplica

cornue

resposta

replica

entrada

Stichwort

riposte

retorta

réponse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɔɹt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: retorte

In summary

From Middle English retorte, from Latin retortus, from retorquēre (“to be forced to twist back”).