ANSWERING Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

answering

verb

present participle of answer

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

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as in corresponding

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

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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?

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as in solving

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

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Recent Examples of answering The filmmaker crafted something that provides a narrative without answering everything for us. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026 In honor of May being ALS Awareness Month, the content creator, 37, has continued her annual tradition of answering viewers' questions about her amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which she was diagnosed with in 2022. —

Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 Last year, Master Gardener volunteers staffed outreach tables at more than 15 locations and 33 community events across the Kansas City metro, sharing information and answering gardening questions face-to-face with the public. —

Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026 She was blessed with an unstinting energy and buoyancy that had her dashing off postcards far and wide, answering e-mails with improvised poetry, and cold-calling younger writers to offer encouragement. —

Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 2 May 2026 Conversely, Philly has started to present issues that Boston has had problems answering. —

Tony Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2026 All told, Friday marked Jessica Mann’s eleventh day providing trial testimony against Weinstein — having spent three days on the stand at the 2020 trial and another three answering questions before the jury last year. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 The challenge in answering questions like these, Campbell thinks, is that scorpions are notoriously difficult to study. —

Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026 Asking and answering questions in as few words as possible, creating tasks and passing them along, and maybe noticing whether the sun is shining or not. —

CBS News, 1 May 2026

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The shooting occurred just as officers were responding to a noise complaint about the party, police have said.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Take a breath before responding.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2026