retort
Definitions
Noun
- A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
Verb
- Answer back
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "retort".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "retort".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "retort".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report | 2 | 174 |
| 2 | reports | 2 | 84 |
| 3 | rector | 2 | 33 |
| 4 | retreat | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | resort | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | restore | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | reactor | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | realtor | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | retorted | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | resorts | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | retorts | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | extort | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tort | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | reto | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | retract | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | restart | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | rectory | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | praetor | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | extorts | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | erector | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "retort" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "retort" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "retort" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | analysis | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "retort".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rotert | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Draymond Green's hilariously self-aware retort to common compliment he receives
Mar 10, 2026 NBC Sports Bay Area & California
Mar 10, 2026 NBC Sports Bay Area & California
Mamdani gives pointed, 2-word retort to Trump’s State of the Union snow-shoveling taunt
Feb 25, 2026 SILive.com
Feb 25, 2026 SILive.com
Book on ‘useful art’ offers timely retort to the commodification of artists’ work
Mar 3, 2026 The Art Newspaper
Mar 3, 2026 The Art Newspaper