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Synonyms for rebuttal
noun counterstatementanswers
noun. reply; reaction
- Band-Aid
- acknowledgment
- antiphon
- back talk
- backcap
- close
- comeback
- comment
- cooler
- counterclaim
- crack
- defense
- disclosure
- echo
- elucidation
- explanation
- feedback
- guff
- interpretation
- justification
- key
- lip
- observation
- parting shot
- pay dirt
- plea
- quick fix
- rebuttal
- refutation
- rejoinder
- remark
- repartee
- report
- resolution
- response
- result
- retort
- return
- rhetorical question
- riposte
- sign
- solution
- statement
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- topper
- vindication
- wisecrack
denial
noun. dismissal, refusal of belief in
- abstaining
- adjuration
- brush-off
- cold shoulder
- contradiction
- controversion
- declination
- disallowance
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- dismissing
- disproof
- dissent
- forswearing
- gainsaying
- nay
- negation
- negative
- nix
- no way
- nonacceptance
- noncommittal
- prohibition
- protestation
- rebuff
- rebuttal
- refraining
- refusing
- refutal
- refutation
- rejecting
- rejection
- renegement
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repudiating
- repudiation
- repulse
- retraction
- statement abnegation
- turndown
- veto
feedback
noun. response
justification
noun. reason, excuse
- absolution
- account
- acquittal
- advocacy
- answer
- apologia
- apology
- approval
- argument
- basis
- confirmation
- defense
- exculpation
- exoneration
- explanation
- extenuation
- grounds
- idea
- mitigation
- palliation
- palliative
- plea
- pretext
- raison d'être
- rationale
- rationalization
- rebuttal
- redemption
- reply
- response
- salvation
- sanctification
- song and dance
- story
- support
- validation
- vindication
- warrant
- whatfor
- wherefore
- whitewashing
- whole idea
- why and wherefore
refutation
noun. disproving
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