Answer synonyms and antonyms
ăn'sər
Category:
Part of speech:
The answer to a problem or the explanation for something:
Something that follows naturally from a particular action, operation, or course; a consequence or outcome.
A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.
A pleading in common law, made by the defendant to answer a replication by the plaintiff.
The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
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To become joined again.
question (antonym)
A subject or point that is under discussion or open to controversy:
To be enough; be sufficient or adequate
shoot back
To reply
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Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
explain (related)
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
To write or publish (a book), compose (a musical score), etc.
The bringing about of a result or outcome:
To satisfy the hunger or desire of; feed or satiate
(Intransitive, UK) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
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To explain or clarify something:
agree (antonym)
(Intransitive) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
(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.
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To be destroyed; come to ruin
(Informal) To silence or disconcert (another) in a crushing manner
To find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)
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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A confirming or being confirmed; corroboration; ratification; verification
counterstatement
A reply
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
responsion
Prior to 1960, the first of three examinations for the BA degree at Oxford University, England
To behave like or pose as; impersonate:
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Argue is defined as to verbally disagree with someone.
To act in a reverse way; go back to a former condition, stage, etc.
To prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence
To repeat (a scientific experiment) to confirm findings or ensure accuracy.
To say or give as an answer:
To act in return or in answer:
A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus.
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To return like for like; esp., to return evil for evil; pay back injury for injury
To go back in thought or speech
For example; let us assume.
To meet requirements or needs; satisfy:
To convey a message by nonverbal means:
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.
The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination:
(Chemistry) A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.
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(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.
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surrebuttal
answer-to (related)
reply to (related)
answering (related)
explanation (related)
in answer (related)
interviewer (related)
Skill in making witty replies
To annul or put an end to (a court order, indictment, or court proceedings).
(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".)
To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
To be sufficient
questions and answers (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
The definition of acknowledge means to state that something is real, factual or true.
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.
To take in a violent manner as if by right:
inquire (antonym)
Inquire is defined as to look into something, to ask a question or to ask for information.
A word or an utterance of one syllable.
To give back (sound); echo
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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