answers

NOUN

reply; reaction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comment explanation feedback interpretation justification key observation rebuttal remark report resolution response result return sign solution statement

STRONG

acknowledgment antiphon close comeback cooler counterclaim crack defense disclosure echo elucidation guff lip plea refutation rejoinder repartee retort riposte topper vindication wisecrack

WEAK

Band-Aid back talk backcap parting shot pay dirt quick fix rhetorical question thank-you note the ticket

Antonyms

STRONGEST

problem question quiet request silence trouble

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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Marseille answers the door and the officers see the large barking dog.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Sometimes a more informative guess can dramatically narrow the field of possible answers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

When admonished, “I must say, Mr. Burrows, you were pretty naive,” he smilingly answers, “I would say I was stupid.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

There are no right or wrong answers to that.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Sometimes, he’d simply pointed to the Tome of Ushers, expecting Clare to find the answers himself in the pages of the massive book.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman