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answering

verb , present participle of answer

Synonyms and Antonyms of answering

1 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 of answering

coming back, rejoining, replying, responding, retorting, returning, riposting

Words Related to answering

acknowledging, commenting, communicating, corresponding, reacting, remarking

countering, defending, denying, explaining, fielding, rebutting, refuting

Near Antonyms of answering

challenging, cross-examining, examining, grilling, interrogating, pumping, quizzing

polling, querying, surveying

Antonyms of answering

asking, inquiring, questioning

2 to be in agreement on every point

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

Synonyms of answering

according, agreeing, checking, chording, cohering, coinciding, comporting, conforming, consisting, corresponding, dovetailing, fitting, going, harmonizing, jibing, rhyming (also riming), sorting, squaring, tallying

Words Related to answering

equaling (or equalling), matching, paralleling

aligning (also alining), lining up, registering

Phrases Synonymous with answering

falling in with

Near Antonyms of answering

contradicting, disputing, gainsaying

negating, nullifying

clashing, conflicting, jarring

Antonyms of answering

differing (from), disagreeing (with)

3 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 of answering

completing, complying (with), filling, fulfilling, keeping, meeting, redeeming, satisfying

Words Related to answering

concluding, consummating, finalizing, finishing, perfecting

accomplishing, achieving, bringing about, bringing off, carrying out, effecting

committing, compassing, discharging, executing, following through (with), making, performing

Phrases Synonymous with answering

abiding by, making good (or making good on)

Near Antonyms of answering

defaulting (on)

disregarding, forgetting, ignoring, neglecting, overlooking, overpassing, passing over, slighting

Antonyms of answering

breaching, breaking, transgressing, violating

4 to find an answer for through reasoning

try to answer this riddle

Synonyms of answering

breaking, cracking, doping (out), figuring out, puzzling (out), resolving, riddling (out), solving, unraveling, unriddling, working, working out

Words Related to answering

concluding, deciding, deducing, gathering, inferring, judging, reasoning

clearing (up), ironing out, straightening (out), unscrambling, untangling, untying (or untieing)

assuming, conjecturing, divining, guessing, presuming, speculating

deciphering, decoding

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