Synonyms of answering

answering

verb

present participle of answer

1

as in responding

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

• responding
• replying
• reacting
• retorting
• commenting
• rejoining
• returning
• explaining
• riposting
• acknowledging
• coming back
• corresponding
• communicating
• remarking
• countering
• defending
• refuting
• fielding
• rebutting
• denying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asking
• inquiring
• questioning
• examining
• pumping
• challenging
• interrogating
• grilling
• surveying
• quizzing
• querying
• polling
• cross-examining

2

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point

sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponding
• coinciding
• agreeing
• conforming
• checking
• fitting
• consisting
• according
• sorting
• rhyming
• tallying
• squaring
• harmonizing
• going
• falling in with
• aligning
• matching
• jibing
• comporting
• dovetailing
• cohering
• chording
• paralleling
• registering
• equaling
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differing (from)
• disagreeing (with)
• contradicting
• disputing
• conflicting
• nullifying
• negating
• clashing
• gainsaying
• jarring

3

as in fulfilling

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

• fulfilling
• keeping
• satisfying
• completing
• meeting
• filling
• complying (with)
• making good
• finalizing
• finishing
• executing
• redeeming
• concluding
• accomplishing
• achieving
• making
• abiding by
• effecting
• perfecting
• carrying out
• performing
• bringing about
• consummating
• committing
• bringing off
• discharging
• following through (with)
• compassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking
• violating
• breaching
• ignoring
• forgetting
• transgressing
• neglecting
• disregarding
• defaulting (on)
• overlooking
• passing over
• slighting
• overpassing

4

as in solving

to find an answer for through reasoning

try to answer this riddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solving
• unraveling
• resolving
• working
• deciphering
• figuring out
• working out
• cracking
• concluding
• deciding
• reasoning
• doping (out)
• deducing
• puzzling (out)
• riddling (out)
• breaking
• judging
• gathering
• unriddling
• inferring
• guessing
• assuming
• speculating
• presuming
• untangling
• untying
• clearing (up)
• ironing out
• conjecturing
• straightening (out)
• decoding
• divining
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of answering

In the 8-page document answering Hanaway’s petition, Johnston denied the attorney general’s allegations. — Laura Bauer july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

New York Giants coach John Harbaugh is answering readers’ leadership questions all season. — Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026

One parent is packing lunches while the other is answering a work message from the kitchen counter. — Frank Diana, Time, 30 July 2026

Patrick Clancy is now answering follow-up questions from prosecutor Jennifer Sprague. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Why This Is Happening Now Every category chasing this trend is answering the same underlying demand. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The court pointed to allegations that Lange had been presented to investors as a key executive responsible for answering questions about Novo's clinical trial design and outcomes. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 29 July 2026

After answering a few questions from callers during the after show, host Andy Cohen called Jackson up on stage. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

While there have been (and continue to be) new approaches developed for answering questions, the report says that most of the work is being done within one of two frameworks. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026