RETORTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

retorted

verb

past tense of retort

as in replied

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, "Fine, I didn't want it anyway!"

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Recent Examples of retorted Swimmers never attend opening ceremonies, Evans retorted when Billy Payne, president and chief executive of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, asked her to run the penultimate leg of the torch relay. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 As Saints retorted, Williams hit him with a backhand slap. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 Morgan retorted several of his statements. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 Hellerstein retorted in one exchange with the prosecutor, questioning how the Maduros’ ability to pay their lawyers had any bearing on national security. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill jokingly retorted on Wednesday. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Alito retorted to laughter from the courtroom. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026 After critics picked apart her appearance during the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament, Williams took to social media and retorted with a carefree beach selfie. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 Noem retorted after Thompson raised the issue. — Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025

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Earlier may be possible, the doctor replied, if the skin around her surgical scar loosens.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
In response to this, SpaceX founder Elon Musk replied that NASA’s safety panel estimate was not accurate.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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About 30 minutes later, Fort Worth police responded to a gas station in the 6600 block of Brentwood Stair Road.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
When footage of a man being hit by federal immigration officers’ SUV in Northern California became public, the Department of Homeland Security responded by saying the man had jumped on the vehicle’s hood.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of responded

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When Cleveland trimmed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, Tampa answered with a two-run homer by Junior Caminero in the seventh.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Still, many challenging open questions must be answered before the Many Worlds interpretation can be accepted as our best explanation for the measurement problem.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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