retorted
How many syllables in retorted?
There are 3 syllables in the word retorted.How to pronounce retorted:
Synonyms for retorted:
answer
answer back
answered
come back with
counter
reacted
rejoin
rejoined
replied
reply
respond
responded
retaliate
return
riposte
riposted
Antonyms for retorted:
asked
buzzed
canvassed
catechized
checked
cross-examined
cross-questioned
enquired
enquired of
examined
felt out
found out
gave the third degree
grilled
hit
hit up
inquired
inquired of
inquisitioned
interrogated
interviewed
investigated
made inquiries
needled
picked one's brains
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Schwa, represented by the symbol ə, is a common unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many syllables of English words.
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