shot back
- retortedAnswered in kind
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- repliedGave an answer back
- counteredResponded to challenge
- retaliatedResponded with equal force
fired back · quipped · answered · responded · barked · snarled · clapped back · bit back · lashed out · riposte · comeback · sharp · quick · defensive · argument · volley · exchange · heated
verbal response manner
shot backmurmured
Spoke barely audibly
demurred · acquiesced · conceded · hedged · equivocated
engagement vs. silence
shot backsaid nothing
bit one's tongue · ignored · turned away · walked away · kept quiet