response

Noun

Meaning

The act of responding.

An answer or reply.

Reply to an objection in formal disputation.

The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.

A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.

A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reaction answer reply return acknowledgment retort rejoinder feedback comeback repartee counter reception rebuttal acknowledgement riposte
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Antonyms

foundation case problem beginning cause base
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Hypernyms

result way effect style event issue

Hyponyms

echo rescript return reaction passing answer

Related terms

responsible responsibility respond responsive responsiveness responsorial

Phrases with the word

Emergency Response Team in response rapid response system rapid response team fawn response appropriate response

Examples

hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals. Ralph Bunche

The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth. Anthony Kennedy

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character. Charles Barkley

There is no wise response to a foolish remark. Slovak Proverb

There is no wise response to a foolish remark. Czechoslovakian Proverb

If one calls in the forest will one get a response. Icelandic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

responge responsa responsal response capabilities response capability response capacities