Synonyms of the word

rejoin

• v. To join again; to unite after separation.
• v. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
• v. (archaic) To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
• v. (archaic, intransitive): To answer to a reply.
• v. (law, intransitive) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
• v. (patent law, nonstandard) in US patent law To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a…

answer

• n. A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
• n. A solution to a problem.
• n. (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to.
• v. (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
• v. To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
• v. (law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
• v. To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
• v. To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
• v. To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform;…
• v. To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification;…
• v. To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
• v. (obsolete) To render account to or for.
• v. (obsolete) To atone; to be punished for.
• v. (obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.

join

• v. (transitive) To combine more than one item into one; to put together.
• v. (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
• v. (transitive) To come into the company of.
• v. (transitive) To become a member of.
• v. (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
• v. To unite in marriage.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.
• v. To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
• n. An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
• n. (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
• n. (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the…

repay

• v. To pay back.

reply

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation…
• v. (intransitive) To act or gesture in response.
• v. (intransitive) To repeat something back; to echo.
• n. A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
• n. Something given in reply.

respond

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
• v. (intransitive) To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To correspond with; to suit.
• v. (transitive) To satisfy; to answer.
• n. A response.
• n. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
• n. (architecture) A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost…

retort

• n. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
• v. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
• v. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation,…
• v. To bend or curve back.
• v. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
• n. (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a…
• n. A container in which material is subjected to high temperatures as part of an industrial manufacturing…
• v. (transitive) To heat in a retort.

return

• v. (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
• v. (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To turn (something) round.
• v. (transitive) To place or put back something where it had been.
• v. (transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
• v. (transitive) To take back something to a vendor for a refund.
• v. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
• v. (tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
• v. (card games) To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
• v. (cricket) To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in…
• v. (transitive) To say in reply; to respond.
• v. (intransitive, computing) To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
• v. (transitive, computing) To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
• v. (transitive, dated) To retort; to throw back.
• v. (transitive) To report, or bring back and make known.
• v. (by extension, Britain) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
• n. The act of returning.
• n. A return ticket.
• n. An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
• n. An answer.
• n. An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc…
• n. Gain or loss from an investment.
• n. (taxation, finance): A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax…
• n. (computing) A carriage return character.
• n. (computing) The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
• n. (computing) A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
• n. A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
• n. (American football) Catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
• n. (cricket) A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
• n. (architecture) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building,…

riposte

• n. (fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
• n. a counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
• n. a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort.
• n. an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
• v. (fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
• v. to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.