Antonyms for response
rɪˈspɒnsre·sponse

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1. response

   A verbal answer is a return of words to something that seems to call for them, and is made to a charge as well as to a question; an answer may be even made to an unspoken implication or manifestation; see Luke v, 22. In a wider sense, anything said or done in return for some word, action, or suggestion of another may be called an answer. The blow of an enraged man, the whinny of a horse, the howling of the wind, the movement of a bolt in a lock, an echo, etc., may each be an answer to some word or movement. A reply is an unfolding, and ordinarily implies thought and intelligence. A rejoinder is strictly an answer to a reply, tho often used in the general sense of answer, but always with the implication of something more or less controversial or opposed, tho lacking the conclusiveness implied in answer; an answer, in the full sense, to a charge, an argument, or an objection is adequate, and finally refutes and disposes of it; a reply or rejoinder may be quite inadequate, so that one may say, "This reply is not an answer;" "I am ready with an answer" means far more than "I am ready with a reply." A response is accordant or harmonious, designed or adapted to carry on the thought of the words that called it forth, as the responses in a liturgical service, or to meet the wish of him who seeks it; as, the appeal for aid met a prompt and hearty response. Repartee is a prompt, witty, and commonly good-natured answer to some argument or attack; a retort may also be witty, but is severe and may be even savage in its intensity.

   Synonyms:
   answer, rejoinder, repartee, reply, retort

   Preposition:
   An answer in writing, or by word of mouth, to the question.

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Process
   • Consequence
   • Greeting
   • Manner
   • Phrase
   • Speech Act
   • Statement

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.7 / 6 votes

1. responsenoun

   a result

   "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

   Synonyms:
   reaction, reply, reception, answer

2. reaction, responsenoun

   a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

   "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

   Synonyms:
   reply, chemical reaction, reaction, reception, answer

3. answer, reply, responsenoun

   a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

   "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"

   Synonyms:
   solvent, reception, answer, solution, reply, resolution, reaction, result

4. reception, responsenoun

   the manner in which something is greeted

   "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"

   Synonyms:
   reaction, receipt, reply, reception, answer

5. responsenoun

   a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

   Synonyms:
   reaction, reply, reception, answer

6. reply, responsenoun

   the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

   "he growled his reply"

   Synonyms:
   reaction, reply, reception, answer

7. responsenoun

   the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

   Synonyms:
   reaction, reply, reception, answer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. responsenoun

   Synonyms:
   reply, answer, rejoinder, retort, repartee, antiphon, antiphone, antiphony

How to use response in a sentence?

1. Rick Snyder:

   I appreciate the dedication of our state and local emergency response teams and volunteers who have been working diligently to protect the public health and safety of our residents affected by this severe flooding, this declaration will ensure additional state resources are available so that damages can be repaired as quickly as possible.

2. Cleveland Cavaliers:

   We grieve with Tyre Nichols ’ loved ones and offer them our deepest sympathies as they grapple with the pain of Tyre Nichols heinous and brutal murder, our hearts also go out to the city of Memphis. As they continue their investigations into the events that led to Tyre’s tragic and untimely death, we’re encouraged by the swift response by Police Chief Cerelyn Davis. We join their city officials and Tyre’s family in calling for peace and offer them our support on their road to healing.

3. Rand Paul:

   I would treat her with the same respect that I would treat a man, but I wouldn't lay down and say, 'Oh, I'm not going to respond out of some sort of' -- and I think that would be a sexist response to say, 'Oh, my goodness, she deserves not to be treated as aggressively, because she's only a woman, i would never say that about anybody. And I don't come into our interview thinking, 'OK, it's a woman versus a man kind of interview.

4. Amy Jeffress:

   This was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of 14 years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response.

5. Frederic Hof:

   The train and equip program was never anything but a box-checking exercise by a White House eager to be seen as ‘doing something’, ’The devil made me do it’ is this administration's response to policy failure.

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