Another word for answer
answer
n.
A reply
response, reply, return, statement, antiphon, retort, riposte, echo, reverberation, reaction, retaliation, repartee, password, rebuttal, approval, replication, acknowledgment, sign, rejoinder, comeback, back talk*.
A solution
discovery, find, solution, result, disclosure, revelation, explanation, interpretation, clue, resolution, elucidation, key, the why and the wherefore*, the idea*, the dope*.
A defense
answer
v.
To reply
reply, respond, rejoin, retort, acknowledge, give answer, field questions, say, echo, return, remark, make reply, return for answer, talk back*, answer back*, come back with*, flash back*, shoot back*.
To be sufficient
To move in response
return, refute, retaliate, react, deny, dispute, rebut, parry, argue, plead, defend, contest, rejoin, claim, quash, counterclaim, crush, strike back, backfire*, squelch*, smash*, squash*.
To provide a solution
answer implies saying, writing, or acting in return, as required by the situation or by courtesy to answer a letter, to answer the phone; 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; reply in its strictest application refers to an answer that directly or in detail satisfies a question, charge, etc.; retort suggests a reply, esp. one that is sharp or witty, provoked by a charge or criticism; rejoin implies an answer, originally to a reply, now often to an objection
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Another word for answer
Something spoken or written in return, as to a question or demand:
rejoinder, reply, response. See askSomething worked out to explain, resolve, or provide a method for dealing with and settling a problem:
determination, solution. (Mathematics) result. See ask
To speak or act in response, as to a question:
rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, riposte. See askTo meet a need or requirement:
do, serve, suffice, suit. See excess, helpTo supply fully or completely:
fill, fulfill, meet1, satisfy. See do
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