Definitions

answer back

Part of Speech:

All (8) Noun (1) Verb (7)

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comeback n.
answer v.
back talk v.
mouth off v.
react v.
respond v.
retort v.
sass v.

NOUN

comeback

Synonyms

STRONG

back talk impertinence quip rejoinder repartee reply response retaliation riposte

Antonyms

STRONG

question request

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve

STRONG

comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top

WEAK

back at you back-talk be in touch field the question get back at get back to give a snappy comeback shoot back talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree ask deny ignore leave question renounce request wonder

STRONG

allow prove

VERB

back talk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

talk back

STRONG

argue mouth off sass

WEAK

complain protest

VERB

mouth off

Synonyms

WEAK

back-talk come back at sass sass back wise off

VERB

react

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge act answer behave counter feel perform proceed reply revert

STRONG

backfire boomerang echo function operate rebound reciprocate recoil recur return take work

WEAK

be affected bounce back get back at give a snappy comeback give back have a funny feeling have vibes talk back turn back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt question stop

STRONG

idle keep refuse

VERB

respond

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge answer behave come back counter react reply return

STRONG

reciprocate rejoin retort

WEAK

act in response be in touch with come back at come in feedback feel for field the question get back to get in touch talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ask depart leave question request

VERB

retort

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rebut

STRONG

counter crack rejoin repay reply requite respond retaliate return riposte sass squelch top

WEAK

come back at shoot back snap back talk back

Antonyms

STRONG

ask question request take

VERB

sass

Synonyms

WEAK

back-talk give lip mouth off wise off

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answer back

He always takes the time to reply to me, always takes the time to answer back, is always asking me where I am in the world.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Sometimes I answer back, even though I don’t think it cares too much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

The Dodgers would answer back in the fifth, scoring twice after Ohtani hit an RBI double in the gap and scored on a single from Freeman in the next at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

By the time he asks, “Can I get a Chaka Khan?” it’s impossible not to answer back.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Ron was about to answer back when Professor Lupin stirred.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

answer back

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