All double-take synonyms

noun double-take

• delayed reaction — response after an interval
• response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
• return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
• feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
• attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
• reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
• reply — followup
• answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
• opinion — a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
• feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
• backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
• rejoinder — an answer to a reply; response.
• counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
• backfire — If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
• receptivity — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
• wisecrack — a smart or facetious remark.
• acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
• repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
• lip — either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
• take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• reflex — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
• recoil — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
• counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
• comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
• echo — a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
• revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
• reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
• sass — impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.
• kickback — a percentage of income given to a person in a position of power or influence as payment for having made the income possible: usually considered improper or unethical.
• retort — to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods.
• compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
• reciprocation — an act or instance of reciprocating.
• reverberation — a reechoed sound.
• boomerang — A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
• vibes — Informal. vibration (def 4).
• counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
• riposte — a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
• antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
• afterthought — If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
• second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
• arriere-pensee — an unrevealed thought or intention
• knee-jerk — of or relating to a knee-jerk.
• respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
• reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.