REPLY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
   
   Synonym(s)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • response (what does response mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • I waited several days for his answer
   • he wrote replies to several of his critics
   
   Hypernyms(s) reply is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • statement (what does statement mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • rescript (what does rescript mean?)
   • feedback (what does feedback mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
   
   Synonym(s)
   • response (what does response mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he growled his reply
   
   Hypernyms(s) reply is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speech act (what does speech act mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • counterblast (what does counterblast mean?)
   • non sequitur (what does non sequitur mean?)
   • rejoinder (what does rejoinder mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   • replication (what does replication mean?)
   • comeback (what does comeback mean?)
   • counter (what does counter mean?)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)

REPLY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • reply or respond to
   
   Synonym(s)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • She didn”t want to answer
   • answer the question
   • We answered that we would accept the invitation
   
   Hypernyms(s) reply is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   • say (what does say mean?)
   • tell (what does tell mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • call back (what does call back mean?)
   • counter (what does counter mean?)
   • field (what does field mean?)
   • sass (what does sass mean?)
   • retort (what does retort mean?)
   • come back (what does come back mean?)
   • repay (what does repay mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • riposte (what does riposte mean?)
   • rejoin (what does rejoin mean?)
   • bridle (what does bridle mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • respondent (what does respondent mean?)
   • responder (what does responder mean?)
   • answerer (what does answerer mean?)
   • respondent (what does respondent mean?)
   • responder (what does responder mean?)
   • answerer (what does answerer mean?)
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • response (what does response mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • response (what does response mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • reply (what does reply mean?)
   • response (what does response mean?)
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   • respondent (what does respondent mean?)
   • responder (what does responder mean?)
   • answerer (what does answerer mean?)