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

From being handed important communication roles on defense to being moved around as a chess piece in multiple defensive spots, Downs has answered each challenge the coaching staff has handed him. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

And the existential questions that death tends to open, the ones usually answered through religion or community, felt easier too. — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

The show, working with a production crew and background actors who answered a local casting call, covered quite a bit of ground around the metro on the Missouri side of the state line. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Cody answered with a Cross Rhodes that sent the referee out of the ring. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Posing in fishnets, Electra also answered readers' burning questions about love. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Thomas answered with a layup with four seconds to go but time ran out. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The biggest immediate question over Mudryk has been answered. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

The forum remains a place where prospective employees can get their application questions answered and where a community of workers can fight for better working conditions. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026