Synonyms of answered

answered

verb

past tense of answer

1

as in replied

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

didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replied
• responded
• retorted
• reacted
• rejoined
• commented
• returned
• explained
• riposted
• acknowledged
• came back
• remarked
• countered
• corresponded
• communicated
• rebutted
• refuted
• defended
• denied
• fielded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asked
• inquired
• questioned
• examined
• challenged
• interrogated
• pumped
• grilled
• surveyed
• quizzed
• queried
• polled
• cross-examined

2

as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point

sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponded
• agreed
• coincided
• conformed
• checked
• fitted
• consisted
• tallied
• went
• sorted
• rhymed
• accorded
• dovetailed
• harmonized
• jibed
• squared
• matched
• fell in with
• aligned
• comported
• cohered
• chorded
• equaled
• registered
• paralleled
• lined up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differed (from)
• disagreed (with)
• disputed
• contradicted
• nullified
• negated
• gainsaid
• clashed
• conflicted
• jarred

3

as in fulfilled

to do what is required by the terms of

I don't have a box cutter as such, but will this knife answer the purpose?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fulfilled
• satisfied
• kept
• completed
• met
• filled
• redeemed
• concluded
• complied (with)
• finished
• finalized
• made good
• accomplished
• abided by
• executed
• achieved
• carried out
• made
• effected
• performed
• perfected
• brought about
• consummated
• committed
• brought off
• discharged
• compassed
• followed through (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violated
• broke
• breached
• ignored
• transgressed
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• forgot
• passed over
• defaulted (on)
• slighted
• overpassed

4

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning

try to answer this riddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solved
• unraveled
• resolved
• worked
• figured out
• concluded
• worked out
• deciphered
• cracked
• riddled (out)
• puzzled (out)
• decided
• doped (out)
• gathered
• reasoned
• deduced
• guessed
• judged
• broke
• unriddled
• inferred
• assumed
• presumed
• cleared (up)
• speculated
• untied
• conjectured
• straightened (out)
• divined
• ironed out
• decoded
• untangled
• unscrambled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of answered

Phone calls, a text message and an email sent to Soulbaila were not immediately answered Monday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

For years, Herstle has answered the call when others were facing some of the worst moments of their lives. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Burger King said Curtis will personally take as many calls as possible and that every message would be reviewed and answered to inform decisions across the business. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Breakker called out Oba Femi, but the call was answered by Paul Heyman. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

His impact cannot be measured simply in years of service, calls answered, or accomplishments. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Keim, could not be reached for comment, but has been apparently upset to learn his former player leveled accusations against him for that long-ago incident and apparently answered Hopkins on Instagram. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026