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answer
Strongest matches
comment, explanation, feedback, interpretation, justification, key, observation, rebuttal, remark, report, resolution, response, result, return, sign, solution, statement
Strong matches
acknowledgment, antiphon, close, comeback, cooler, counterclaim, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, guff, lip, plea, refutation, rejoinder, repartee, retort, riposte, topper, vindication, wisecrack
Weak matches
Band-Aid, back talk, backcap, parting shot, pay dirt, quick fix, rhetorical question, thank-you note, the ticket
Strongest matches
acknowledge, argue, claim, defend, deny, explain, plead, resolve, respond, return, say, solve
Strong matches
comeback, contest, counterclaim, disprove, dispute, echo, feedback, parry, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, retaliate, retort, sass, settle, squelch, top
Weak matches
answer back, back at you, back-talk, be in touch, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, shoot back, talk back
Example Sentences
Even ahead of the most recent restrictions, U.S. companies wishing to buy Chinese magnets were required to answer lengthy sets of questions for applications that were often delayed or rejected.
“You did not answer the question,” he said.
The answer, my friends, is that we keep going.
The answer is because the Democratic left wants to force businesses to disclose publicly their putative climate risks and CO2 emissions.
"There's probably never gonna be any answers" to the tragedy, she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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