Retort – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

The word of the day is ‘retort’.

The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence and the word is a verb too, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.

No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form but Yes, the past form of the word is retorted.

It means:
1. Snappy answer
2. Answer
3. Say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.
4. Repay (an insult or injury)

1. I dared not retort, but I looked so hard at his paunch that the General smiled.
2. Kirkwood’s smile robbed the retort of any flavour of incivility.
3. But the moment it had subsided the derided one shot out his retort.
4. Her raillery, like the raillery of princes, was without fear of retort.
5. Mr Pecksniff was, as a matter of course, greatly entertained by this retort.

Some synonyms of today’s word are:
quip, rejoinder, repartee, antiphon, comeback, cooler, counter, crack, gag, jape, jest, joke, lip, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally, topper, wisecrack, witticism, back answer, back talk, parting shot, snappy comeback, answer, say in response, acknowledge, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, hurl back, fling back, snapback, round on someone, come back, answer, reply, acknowledgement, rejoinder, clap back, etc.

Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
kindness, question, request, sympathy etc.