replies

Sends responses back

Replies are responses to something said or written.

The word works as both noun and verb: I sent three emails but got no replies; She rarely replies to texts.

A reply addresses what came before—a question, comment, or message.

In online contexts, replies form threads of conversation beneath posts.

response

acknowledgment

Confirmation of receipt

answer · comeback · rejoinder · riposte · rebuttal · counter · return · echo · repartee · answerback

retort

comeback

Recovery after decline

barb · wisecrack · snappy · sally · jibe · taunt · sarcasm · mockery · banter · gibe

correspondence

letters

Alphabetic characters or mail

memos · responses · acknowledgments · follow-ups · dispatches · missives · postcards · thank-yous · RSVPs · notifications

digital

comments

Spoken or written reactions

mentions · tags · likes · retweets · shares · pings · alerts · inboxes · unread · spam

discussion

comments

Spoken or written reactions

opinions · thoughts · reactions · takes · perspectives · viewpoints · rebuttals · counterpoints · arguments · disagreements

Categories
Opposites
conversational direction

repliesasks

Seeks information verbally

questions · inquires · queries · initiates · prompts

communicative engagement

repliesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

disregards · silence · overlooks · neglects · stonewalls

Phrases
Family

replied, replication, replier, replicant, repliers, replicants

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