answer back
— phrasal verb with answer uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/verb
to react to criticism by arguing or explaining:
The company criticized in the documentary was given the opportunity to answer back.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- affirmative
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- back
- counter
- counterattack
- counterblast
- fifth
- get
- get back to sb
- give
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- reply
- respond
- respondent
- response
- retort
- thank you
- unanswered
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