Synonyms for repartee
Definitions
- n. 1
A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
Related words
- Other spellings
- repartée
Forms
- Plural
- repartees → quips, retorts, responses, replies…
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Repartee is a prompt, witty, and commonly good-natured answer to some argument or attack; a retort may also be witty, but is severe and may be even savage in its intensity.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- retort He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.
- quip That quip was just not funny enough.
- joke We are bored with the joke of professorial custom.
- wit It's obvious he's a half-wit, just looking at him.
By length
- 3 letters
- wit1
- 4 letters
- joke1, quip1
- 5 letters
- reply2
- 6 letters
- answer2, retort2
- 8 letters
- response2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reply2 = 2 syllables).