response
Reply when prompted
A response is what comes back when something is sent out—an answer to a question, a reaction to a stimulus, a reply to a message.
The word implies that something prompted it: Her response to the criticism was measured.
In biology, a response is how an organism reacts to environmental changes.
Response time measures how quickly something or someone reacts.
Solution to query
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- riposteSwift clever reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
counter · rebuttal · repartee · acknowledgment · counterargument · quip · clapback · backtalk
Not under conscious control
- automaticOperating without intervention
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
motor · spinal · sensory · impulse · arc · pathway · conditioned · unconditioned
Transmitted communication
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- declarationFormal public announcement
pronouncement · letter · memo · dispatch · notification · acknowledgment · transmission · broadcast
Regaining what was lost
- reboundReturn after deflection
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- bounce-backRecovery from adversity
- copingManaging under strain
hardiness · elasticity · flexibility · survival · regeneration · rehabilitation · restoration · adjustment
Sensed inner state
- emotionComplex psychological state
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
treatment · acceptance · enthusiasm · indignation · outrage · disappointment · elation · pleasure
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- firefighterEmergency blaze responder
- rescueSave from harm
- dispatchSend with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
crisis · triage · mobilization · deployment · contingency · protocol · team · unit
answer
Solution to query
comeback · counter · rebuttal · repartee · acknowledgment · counterargument · quip · clapback · backtalk · sally
involuntary
Not under conscious control
- automaticOperating without intervention
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
neurological · motor · spinal · sensory · impulse · arc · pathway · conditioned · unconditioned · Pavlovian
message
Transmitted communication
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
declaration · pronouncement · letter · memo · dispatch · notification · acknowledgment · transmission · broadcast · bulletin
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- reboundReturn after deflection
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- bounce-backRecovery from adversity
coping · hardiness · elasticity · flexibility · survival · regeneration · rehabilitation · restoration · adjustment · resistance
feeling
Sensed inner state
welcome · treatment · acceptance · enthusiasm · indignation · outrage · disappointment · elation · pleasure · irritation
paramedic
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- firefighterEmergency blaze responder
- rescueSave from harm
- dispatchSend with speed
rapid · crisis · triage · mobilization · deployment · contingency · protocol · team · unit · coordination
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- messagesmessage, email, text message, text, instant message
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
- class discussionquestion, answer, comment, opinion, share
- correspondenceletters, letter, handwritten letters, family letters, missives
- debatesmoderator, podium, lectern, rebuttal, rebuttals
responsecause
What produces an effect
stimulus · trigger · prompt · provocation · impetus
responsesilence
Total lack of sound
ignoring · disregard · neglect · unresponsiveness · indifference
- take responsibilityAccept fault for outcomes
- call and responseAlternating vocal pattern
- not respondingFailing to react
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
- no responseAbsence of reply
responsible, respond, responsibility, responsive, responding, correspond, responded, unresponsive, correspondence