answered

VERB

reply, react

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve

STRONG

comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree ask ignore leave question renounce request wonder

STRONG

allow prove

VERB

solve; fulfill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify deal with do meet

STRONG

conform correlate correspond crack dope elucidate fill fit lick pass qualify satisfy serve suffice suit unzip work

WEAK

dope out measure up work through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss

STRONG

differ disagree dissatisfy fail lose receive refuse take use

WEAK

ask question

Example Sentences

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In the Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito answered questions from a 79-year-old woman whose husband died at the age of 82.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Sir Keir said there were "difficult questions that need to be answered about the way the police handled Henry's murder".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

A request for comment from the firm was not immediately answered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Participants reported everything they had eaten and drunk during the previous 24 hours and answered whether they routinely added salt to food at the table.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Grandma cried, when Mrs. Palmer answered the phone.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret