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

The Bears answered with another TD drive and put the game away after Darnold's interception. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Back to base camp The Knicks are 2-4, and two of their starters answered the same chemistry question on opposite sides of the spectrum. — Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Two weeks after OutKick first asked why the teams were leaving the floor for the anthem, the WNBA, NBA and both teams’ front offices still have not answered our questions. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

An offensive rebound — and an ensuing whistle in response to a reach-in by Payton Pritchard — answered that call. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Out of war, out of tragedy, came a generosity that has answered the prayers of so many. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

In the end, this will be the most important question to be answered. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Output Is What Happens, Impact Is What Changes Output is tasks completed, projects shipped, meetings held and Slack messages answered. — Ben Plomion, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Kotthaus answered that it was disseminated intravascular coagulation—a blood-clotting disorder. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026