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

The friend, calling from New York, had called Margaret's Brooklyn apartment, but the recording answering the phone gave a number with a 313 area code. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Most coaches saunter off the podium after answering questions. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Braun and the state party are answering with two of their own, which are expected to drop by the end of the week. — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026

But answering a question is not the same as making a decision. — Stephen MacFarlane, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Shelton joked to the organizer, before answering Rodman's question. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

If Wayne, a fictional character, were a more solid creation, the movie could better explore the issue of whether answering racist brutality in kind is more effective than relying on an inadequate system. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

The device sits on the skin like a band-aid and can collect up to 10 times the sweat from low-intensity activities such as walking or answering emails, compared with other wearable sweat sensors. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Now, both candidates are attacking the other for not accepting the same debates, and challenging each other to spend more time in front of the camera answering difficult questions. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026