ANSWERED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

answered

verb

past tense of answer

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

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as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

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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?

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as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning try to answer this riddle

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Recent Examples of answered Here was a man who answered the bell for nearly six years knowing that the audience had virtually disappeared because of a dispute with Comcast. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026 The woman who answered was a secretary. —

Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Russia answered with overnight drone barrages on Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, while Kyiv touts fresh pledges of air defense systems and near-expiry interceptor missiles from unnamed partners. —

Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 The question may never be answered. —

Doug Myers, CBS News, 10 June 2026 The results were again mixed, with six to seven of the 10 problems answered essentially correctly by at least one AI. —

Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 So far, King hasn’t answered that question for OutKick. —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026 In this politically divisive time, has Hollywood answered a call with stories and profiles that increase our understanding of what’s going on? —

Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Despite Casemiro’s resurgence in popularity this season, United are still arguably trying to replace Carrick himself, having not adequately answered questions about their midfield since the 44-year-old’s retirement in 2018. —

Mark Critchley, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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Mark Stone replied for Vegas late to send the game to overtime, where Seth Jarvis scored to give Carolina a 4-3 win and tie the series 1-1.

— Chris Johnston, New York Times, 6 June 2026
Pratt replied to a post on X about Kimmel's comments the following day with a photo of his parents' house, which burned down in last year's Pacific Palisades fires.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 June 2026