Synonyms of replies

replies 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reply

1

as in responds

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)

replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responds
• reacts
• answers
• returns
• reads
• interprets
• understands
• retaliates
• contends (with)
• construes
• manages
• handles
• takes
• negotiates
• copes (with)
• grapples (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acts
• causes
• affects
• draws
• behaves
• effects

2

as in answers

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

please reply to my question at your earliest convenience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responds
• answers
• retorts
• reacts
• comments
• ripostes
• returns
• rejoins
• remarks
• comes back
• explains
• acknowledges
• corresponds
• counters
• communicates
• refutes
• fields
• defends
• denies
• rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asks
• inquires
• questions
• pumps
• examines
• challenges
• quizzes
• interrogates
• queries
• surveys
• polls
• cross-examines
• grills

replies

2 of 2

noun

plural of reply

1

as in responses

action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior

decided the best reply to a wrongful discharge from employment was a lawsuit claiming discrimination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• reactions
• answers
• takes
• backlashes
• rebounds
• reflexes
• recoils
• kickbacks
• counter-responses
• revulsions
• counter-reactions
• counterreactions
• counterresponses
• rises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actions
• effects
• causes
• behaviors

2

as in reactions

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

I look forward to your reply to my request

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• answers
• reactions
• returns
• retorts
• rejoinders
• comments
• remarks
• comebacks
• observations
• feedback
• acknowledgements
• replications
• communications
• banters
• explanations
• rebuttals
• back talks
• repartees
• refutations
• acknowledgments
• non sequiturs
• justifications
• correspondences
• persiflages
• pleas
• defenses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• interrogatories
• challenges
• charges
• surveys
• interrogations
• questionnaires
• polls
• quizzes
• cross-examinations