response

response
n
1. answer, reply, return, respondence, replication, R.S.V.P., confirmation; communication, communique^ message, letter, epistle, note, Inf. memorandum, Inf. memo.
2. retort, repartee, riposte, rebuttal, counter, Sl. comeback, smart remark, back talk, Inf. sass, Inf. wisecrack, Sl. lip, Sl. mouth; rejoinder, counterreply, retaliation, counterclaim, counterblast, refutation, All Law. surrebuttal, surrejoinder, defense, plea.
3. acknowledgement, recognition, notice, reaction, feedback; signal, gesture, nod, salute, salutation, greeting; thanks, expression of gratitude or appreciation; reaction, feeling, emotion, empathy, sympathy, pathos.

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  • Response — Re*sponse (r?*sp?ns ), n. [OF. response, respons, F. r[ e]ponse, from L. responsum, from respondere. See {Respond}.] 1. The act of responding. [1913 Webster] 2. An answer or reply. Specifically: (a) Reply to an objection in formal disputation. I …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • response — I noun acknowledgment, answer, antiphon, countercharge, counterstatement, explanation, plea, reaction, rebuttal, rejoinder, replication, reply, respondence, responsal, retort, return, riposte, surrebutter, surrejoinder II index acknowledgment… …   Law dictionary

  • response — Response. s. f. Ce qu on respond. Bonne, pertinente réponse. réponse positive, precise. réponse favorable, sotte, impertinente, ridicule. méchante réponse. cette réponse ne satisfait pas. cette réponse est categorique, n est pas categorique.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • response — c.1300, from L. responsum answer, prop. neut. pp. of respondere to respond (see RESPOND (Cf. respond)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • response — answer, reply, rejoinder, retort (see under ANSWER vb 1) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • response — [n] answer, reaction acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk*, comeback, counter, double take*, echo, feedback, hit, kickback*, knee jerk reaction*, lip*, rejoinder, reply, respond, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*,… …   New thesaurus

  • response — ► NOUN 1) an instance of responding; an answer or reaction. 2) an excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event …   English terms dictionary

  • response — [ri späns′] n. [ME respounse < ML respons < L responsum, neut. of responsus, pp. of respondere: see RESPOND] 1. something said or done in answer; reply or reaction 2. Eccles. a) a word or words used in replying to or affirming a prayer,… …   English World dictionary

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