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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The researchers then turned to modern oceans for answers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

The harder question is whether ordinary meaning, standing alone, answers the question Congress actually asked.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

The answers will have big consequences for the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Years on, the doctor-turned-activist became one of the most recognisable faces of a movement demanding answers about enforced disappearances in the province.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

I have this sense that she might be able to plug my answers into a formula I never learned and tell me what the heck is going on.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison