rejoinder
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7.7
- noun
- /rɪˈdʒɔɪndər/
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réplica
- Her sarcastic rejoinder made everyone laugh at the meeting.
- offers a rejoinder
Faulkner can be seen in many ways as a rejoinder and maybe a descent departure from this quantitative approach.
- Faulkner can be seen in many ways as a rejoinder and maybe a descent departure from this quantitative approach.
- And I think the best way to think about the free exchange rejoinder to that presumption is no.
- Unassailable argument clinching rejoinder from the rostrum.
- I called the way I heard it, which was my rejoinder to the rest of the story and mostly on planes to pass the time.
Examples
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Libertarian economist Tyler Cowen offered up a typical rejoinder when he told NPR, "I think mobility is the problem."
Blog text (29) -
Of course, this proposal will immediately be met with the rejoinder that we must "be realistic" about such issues.
Academic text (1995) -
Is this in some way a rejoinder to that?
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I have yet to hear a rejoinder that addresses exactly this point.
Blog text (31) -
Do you agree? "Oh, I think so," was the cautious rejoinder.
Fiction book (1990) -
What do you have to say to this witty rejoinder?
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Every time I come up with a clever rejoinder, she's too obtuse to notice.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Her rejoinder silenced him, and with astonishment, he wondered if she could be correct."
Fiction book (1991) -
"Seth couldn't think of a witty rejoinder as he escorted her out the door to the elevator."
Fiction book (1995) -
After his comment, she quickly thought of a witty rejoinder that caught him off guard.
Synonyms
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1.0
A written or spoken answer to a question
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1.9
An action given in exchange or as a reply
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1.0
An answer in speech or writing to a question from someone
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3.7
A quick witty or critical reply to a remark
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3.9
A quick reply or action in response to something
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6.1
A quick clever reply to a comment that shows anger or wit
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8.3
Short, clever answers that make people laugh or the skill of giving them in conversation
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8.3
A quick clever reply to a remark or criticism
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3.6
A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult
A quick, clever reply that surprises others
A quick clever reply that answers an insult or criticism
A quick smart reply that surprises and stops someone from criticizing you
A sharp reply that answers an accusation or argument
A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another
A quick answer you get without delay
An answer that is exactly correct for the situation
Antonyms
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rejoinder comes from the parts re- 'again' and joindre 'to join', and is related to the simple word join. Think of a reply as 'joining back' to someone’s words, so a rejoinder is a quick, sharp answer that fits directly onto what was said.