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
• fitted
• checked
• consisted
• fit
• went
• tallied
• rhymed
• sorted
• accorded
• dovetailed
• harmonized
• matched
• squared
• jibed
• fell in with
• aligned
• comported
• cohered
• rimed
• chorded
• equalled
• equaled
• registered
• paralleled
• alined
• 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
• made good
• concluded
• complied (with)
• finished
• finalized
• accomplished
• made good on
• abided by
• executed
• achieved
• carried out
• consummated
• made
• effected
• performed
• perfected
• brought about
• 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
• concluded
• figured out
• worked out
• deciphered
• wrought
• 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

Kirk’s unsettling public tragedy took place when the conservative activist had just answered a question from an audience member at Utah Valley University about mass shootings committed by transgender people. —Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025

They also were told that their requests would be answered, one way or another, within three months, an unusually quick turnaround for charitable grants and gifts. —Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025

But what is oftentimes delivered is recycled content, vague frameworks and a few group calls where no one gets their real questions answered. —Dr. April Willis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Head coach Dave Canales answered to all that entailed from the crazy comeback effort. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025

Any questions about Mazzulla’s job security in the wake of Boston’s second-round playoff flop were answered when the team signed him to a multi-year contract extension this summer. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025

Mahomes answered with a 49-yard touchdown strike to Tyquan Thornton, cutting the deficit to three. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025

But Jeffers also knows some of Jenkins’ questions can only be answered through personal experience. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

That means initial calls are getting answered faster, but there are significantly fewer staff members available to handle complex, in-person cases. —Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025