retorted

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rebut

STRONG

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

WEAK

answer back come back at shoot back snap back talk back

Antonyms

STRONG

ask question request take

Example Sentences

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retorted

Reminded about it Monday at the Lakers’ media day, Doncic immediately retorted: “I beat him in golf two days ago. ... He didn’t say that, huh?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“She is the one who is unacceptable,” Trump retorted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

“Steve, it is time for you to drop out,” Bianco retorted in a video posted to social media soon after.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

When the DfI witness said experts had agreed that Noah got in through bars, the family barrister retorted: "We don't know how Noah got in".

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Velia retorted from her seat in the back.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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