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answer
Strongest matches
comment, explanation, feedback, interpretation, justification, key, observation, rebuttal, remark, report, resolution, response, result, return, sign, solution, statement
Strong matches
acknowledgment, antiphon, close, comeback, cooler, counterclaim, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, guff, lip, plea, refutation, rejoinder, repartee, retort, riposte, topper, vindication, wisecrack
Weak matches
Band-Aid, back talk, backcap, parting shot, pay dirt, quick fix, rhetorical question, thank-you note, the ticket
Strongest matches
acknowledge, argue, claim, defend, deny, explain, plead, resolve, respond, return, say, solve
Strong matches
comeback, contest, counterclaim, disprove, dispute, echo, feedback, parry, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, retaliate, retort, sass, settle, squelch, top
Weak matches
answer back, 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
Example Sentences
The answer hinges on the application of what’s known as the “major questions doctrine,” which limits presidential authority over issues of great economic or policy importance in the absence of direct endorsement from Congress.
The previously unbeaten Trojans nearly overcame their problems by taking a late lead, but the Illini answer with a field goal as time expires.
The French prosecutor's office said the captain was unable to give a coherent answer about the flag the ship was carrying.
"There simply are no easy answers and we look forward to all of the complexities being fully ventilated in this module," she said.
Via AfP, I offered Clancy an opportunity to respond to analyses of his article by Gaba and others, but got no answer.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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