Synonym: answer, reply, respond, retaliate. Similar words: foretold, adhere to, ferret out, set fire to, rhetoric, proprietor, rhetorically, torturous. Meaning: [rɪ'tɔrt /-'tɔːt] 
n. 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) 2. a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat. v. answer back.
n. 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) 2. a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat. v. answer back. 
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1. He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.
2. He made a rude sign by way of retort.
3. His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
4. He bit back a sharp retort.
5. He was stung into an angry retort.
6. He was about to make a sharp retort .
7. She bit back a sharp retort.
8. Vapors pass over from a retort into a receiver.
9. The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.
10. Tamar bit back the retort which sprang to her lips.
11. Others retort that strong central power is a dangerous thing in Russia.
12. I was very impressed with his clever retort.
13. But at least it warranted a retort.
14. She's always ready with a quick retort.
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15. Ellie's angry retort surprised Max.
16. Not that there was anything to retort.
17. When she failed to retort he cocked an eyebrow at her, waiting for the sparring to continue.
18. A lame retort but the best Petey could do on short notice.
19. She could never think of a clever retort to counter Ben's string of jokes and witticisms.
20. You will also need to keep your retort to yourself - even if the person deserves a sharp wood.
21. The teacher's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard.
22. They would retort that, if rules are causally effective, it must be in the manner of other causal laws.
23. The retort made the boy fold up his clipping pretty quick.
24. He scored a bull's - eye in their argument with that witty retort.
25. "I'm going to tell him, " said Max. "Just you try!" came the retort.
26. It gave him pause, but soon enough he had his own retort.-Yeah, right.
27. The blood rushed to her head, making her dizzy and totally incapable of finding anything snappy to retort.
28. Damn these clothes, Hope thought; dressed as he was, an irritable retort became a threatening social punishment.
29. It had been a while since she'd fired a pistol and the initial retort took even her by surprise.
30. Every time the child makes demands the parent provides a retort and opens up the possibility of more interaction about the demand.
More similar words: foretold, adhere to, ferret out, set fire to, rhetoric, proprietor, rhetorically, torturous, torticollis, rhetorical question, get off, let out, get out, let off, see to, veto, get on, set out, come to, set off, due to, get out of, have to, get over, take to, be able to, agree to, close to, skeleton, fret.