Hostile retort

Synonyms for "hostile retort" (21 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)
accusatory replyaggressiveangry comebackantagonisticbarbed remark

Strong matches (6)

Adjective(6 words)
belligerentbiting replybitter rebukecaustic remarkcounter aggressivelydefensive comeback

Related words (10)

Adjective(10 words)
furious counterheated replyinimicalreplies sharplysarcastic rejoinderscathing replysharp replyshoots backsnaps backunfriendly

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries
answerargueattitudecommunicationcommunication styleemotional stateemotional tonereplyrespondresponse

More specific

18 entries
accusatory replyacid retortaggressiveantagonisticbarbed remarkbelligerentbiting remarkbitter rebukecaustic remarkdefensive comebackfiery comebackfurious counterheated replysarcastic rejoindersavage replyshoots back

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Collocations

16 entries
acid retortbiting remarkbiting retortcaustic rebukefierce retorthostile commenthostile environmenthostile remarkhostile responsehostile tonequick retortsarcastic retortscathing comebacksharp replysharp retortswift retort

Inflections

6 entries
hostile retortedhostile retortinghostile retortsmore hostilemost hostileretorts

Derivations

6 entries