retort
I
verb
answer, answer back, come back, counter, countercharge, counterclaim, make a rebuttal, parry, rebut, rejoin, replicate, reply, requite, respond, respondere, return, riposte, say in reply, snap back, surrebut, surrejoin
II
index
answer (reply), answer (reply), confutation, counterargument, counterattack, countercharge, plea, rebut, recriminate, refute, rejoinder, reply (noun), reply (verb), respond, response, return (respond)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006