Synonyms of respond

respond

verb

1

as in to react

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

doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• react
• reply
• answer
• return
• read
• understand
• interpret
• manage
• retaliate
• handle
• cope (with)
• negotiate
• construe
• take
• contend (with)
• grapple (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• act
• cause
• affect
• behave
• draw
• effect

2

as in to reply

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

the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reply
• answer
• react
• retort
• comment
• rejoin
• explain
• return
• come back
• acknowledge
• riposte
• correspond
• communicate
• remark
• counter
• defend
• refute
• rebut
• deny
• field

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ask
• inquire
• question
• examine
• challenge
• interrogate
• pump
• survey
• query
• cross-examine
• grill
• quiz
• poll

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of respond

Law enforcement who responded to the scene of the crisis like Jeff Boyes, a SWAT team member and sniper, operated with a similar initial understanding. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026

Petzke did not respond to a request for more information about the podcasts. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026

How a child responds to peer pressure can highlight different traits. —Amy Morin, Parents, 3 Apr. 2026

About 15 minutes earlier, Officer Mark Tonevich responded to an alarm call. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026