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Synonyms for rejoinder

  • noun

Most common

response reply retort riposte rebutter

All synonyms

Noun

1. Retort — A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question

retort, riposte, reply, response, answer, comeback, respond, replication, counter, return

Other

rebutter

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.

Forms

Plural
rejoinders → retorts, ripostes, replies, responses…

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A rejoinder is a second reply (a reply to a reply) in a protracted discussion or controversy.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • response She smiled in response to his affectionate glance.
  • reply There was no reply, even after several complaints.
  • retort He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rejoindersteady
responsesteady
replyfalling
retortfalling
riposterising
rebuttersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
reply2
6 letters
answer2, return2, retort2
7 letters
counter2, respond2, riposte2
8 letters
response2, comeback2, rebutter
11 letters
replication4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reply2 = 2 syllables).