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

Questions that will not be answered but keep forming, like air bubbles rising to the surface, only to break. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Over breakfast, Jeter answered Lombard’s questions about life in the big leagues and life with the Yankees, and offered advice. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The Philippines’ Boracay island shows what can happen when that question is answered too late. — Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The Padres answered the Giants with a leadoff double by Jackson Merrill and a single by Dustin Harris and double by Freddy Fermin with two outs. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Both answered the same calls around the clock and ran toward burning buildings. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Kehlani and Monaleo insightfully answered five questions about balancing their professional and family lives. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

For Dungarpur, the restoration answered a demand that had been building for years. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

The question that won't be answered inside American Airlines Center is whether the energy follows voters home — and eventually, to the ballot box. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026