Answer synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
The answer to a problem or the explanation for something:
A pleading in common law, made by the defendant to answer a replication by the plaintiff.
A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.
Something that follows naturally from a particular action, operation, or course; a consequence or outcome.
The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
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To be enough; be sufficient or adequate
Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
To annul or put an end to (a court order, indictment, or court proceedings).
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(Intransitive, UK) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
question (antonym)
A subject or point that is under discussion or open to controversy:
To write or publish (a book), compose (a musical score), etc.
To be sufficient
To become joined again.
The bringing about of a result or outcome:
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Skill in making witty replies
To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof:
A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
shoot back
To reply
To satisfy the hunger or desire of; feed or satiate
To pay back (an injury) in kind.
To take in a violent manner as if by right:
(Intransitive) To file a counterclaim.
To be or become crushed:
strike back
(Intransitive) To retaliate
Backfire is defined as something happens in the opposite way than you wanted it to happen.
To be destroyed; come to ruin
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(Informal) To silence or disconcert (another) in a crushing manner
To find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)
To explain or clarify something:
To make or become clear and free from impurities
query (antonym)
(Computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
request (antonym)
The act of asking, or expressing a desire, for something; solicitation or petition
admit (antonym)
To grant the right to enter:
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explain (related)
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
A confirming or being confirmed; corroboration; ratification; verification
counterstatement
A reply
A word or an utterance of one syllable.
(Logic, countable) A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
prolepsis
The anticipating and answering of an argument before one's opponent has a chance to advance it
A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions
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responsion
Prior to 1960, the first of three examinations for the BA degree at Oxford University, England
To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a god.
To behave like or pose as; impersonate:
Argue is defined as to verbally disagree with someone.
To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
To act in a reverse way; go back to a former condition, stage, etc.
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To repeat (a scientific experiment) to confirm findings or ensure accuracy.
To say or give as an answer:
To give back (sound); echo
To act in return or in answer:
For example; let us assume.
To meet requirements or needs; satisfy:
To convey a message by nonverbal means:
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To furnish with clothes, esp. with a suit
To express in writing; set down:
excess (related)
To eliminate the job or position of:
help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination:
(Chemistry) A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.
(Music) To cause (a chord or tone) to undergo resolution
bounceback
A rebound
overthrowal
The act of overthrowing something or someone.
(Law) A rebuttal; the answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
surrebuttal
answer-to (related)
reply to (related)
answering (related)
explanation (related)
in answer (related)
questions and answers (related)
interviewer (related)
(plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion
The response of cells or tissues to an antigen, as in a test for immunization.
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
(Computing) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, etc.
The act or process of replicating something.
The recognition of a fact or the existence of an obligation and the acceptance of the accompanying legal responsibility. For example, a putative father may acknowledge a child as his during a paternity proceeding.
(Sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.
Insolent or impudent retorts.
Something discovered.
A thing disclosed; revelation
Revelation is defined as a surprising fact or event that makes you look at things in a new way.
The act or result of interpreting; explanation, meaning, translation, exposition, etc.
Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.
the why and the wherefore
A solution
the idea
A solution
the dope
A solution
give answer
To reply
field questions
To reply
(Of a sound or sound waves, intransitive) To reflect off of a surface and return.
To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
make reply
To reply
return for answer
To reply
answer-back
(Computing) To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
come back with
To reply
flash back
To reply
To refuse to accept as true or right; reject as unfounded, unreal, etc.
(Intransitive) To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
To make a parry or evasion
To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea:
To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
inquire (antonym)
Inquire is defined as to look into something, to ask a question or to ask for information.
agree (antonym)
(Intransitive) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
A declaration of fact or an allegation by a witness; a piece of sworn testimony. See also closing statement, evidence, and opening statement.
Such a text formerly used as a response but now rendered independently.
The act or an instance of approving.
Synonym Study
- Rejoin implies an answer, originally to a reply, now often to an objection
- Retort suggests a reply, esp. one that is sharp or witty, provoked by a charge or criticism
- Reply in its strictest application refers to an answer that directly or in detail satisfies a question, charge, etc.
- Respond implies an appropriate reaction, either in words or action, made voluntarily or spontaneously to that which serves as a stimulus to respond to an appeal
- Answer implies saying, writing, or acting in return, as required by the situation or by courtesy to answer a letter, to answer the phone
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