Synonyms of answers

answers 1 of 2

noun

plural of answer

1

as in responses

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

the standard answer of "Fine, thank you" when asked, "How are you?"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• replies
• reactions
• returns
• rejoinders
• retorts
• comments
• remarks
• observations
• comebacks
• feedback
• explanations
• replications
• communications
• banters
• back talks
• justifications
• rebuttals
• repartees
• refutations
• non sequiturs
• persiflages
• acknowledgments
• correspondences
• pleas
• defenses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• challenges
• interrogatories
• charges
• interrogations
• surveys
• questionnaires
• quizzes
• polls
• cross-examinations

2

as in results

something attained by mental effort and especially by computation

the answers to the odd-numbered problems are at the back of the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• results
• solutions
• explanations
• findings
• determinations
• clues
• conclusions
• keys

3

as in reactions

action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior

a cold stare was her withering answer to that gratuitous insult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• reactions
• replies
• takes
• reflexes
• rebounds
• kickbacks
• backlashes
• recoils
• counterresponses
• counterreactions
• revulsions
• rises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actions
• effects
• behaviors
• causes

answers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of answer

1

as in replies

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

• replies
• responds
• retorts
• reacts
• comments
• returns
• ripostes
• comes back
• explains
• remarks
• rejoins
• acknowledges
• corresponds
• counters
• communicates
• refutes
• fields
• defends
• denies
• rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asks
• questions
• inquires
• challenges
• examines
• pumps
• quizzes
• interrogates
• queries
• surveys
• polls
• grills
• cross-examines

2

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponds
• coincides
• agrees
• sorts
• consists
• conforms
• fits
• checks
• squares
• goes
• rhymes
• accords
• tallies
• dovetails
• jibes
• chords
• comports
• matches
• harmonizes
• parallels
• coheres
• falls in with
• aligns
• equals
• registers
• lines up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differs (from)
• disagrees (with)
• contradicts
• disputes
• conflicts
• nullifies
• negates
• gainsays
• jars
• clashes

3

as in fulfills

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

• fulfills
• satisfies
• keeps
• completes
• meets
• fills
• complies (with)
• makes good
• concludes
• redeems
• abides by
• finalizes
• finishes
• brings about
• accomplishes
• achieves
• effects
• executes
• carries out
• perfects
• makes
• performs
• brings off
• consummates
• commits
• follows through (with)
• discharges
• compasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaks
• violates
• breaches
• ignores
• transgresses
• defaults (on)
• forgets
• passes over
• disregards
• neglects
• overlooks
• slights
• overpasses

4

as in solves

to find an answer for through reasoning

try to answer this riddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solves
• unravels
• resolves
• works out
• works
• figures out
• deciphers
• riddles (out)
• concludes
• cracks
• puzzles (out)
• reasons
• decides
• guesses
• judges
• unriddles
• deduces
• breaks
• gathers
• conjectures
• dopes (out)
• infers
• presumes
• assumes
• clears (up)
• speculates
• irons out
• divines
• straightens (out)
• unscrambles
• decodes
• unties
• untangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of answers

Noun

McCurley later pleaded guilty to murder, giving Walker’s family answers after 46 years. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

For thousands of Venezuelans, however, the absence of definitive answers has become one of the tragedy’s most painful consequences. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

Their answers reflect a nuanced view of this country at a time of partisan polarization and widespread discontent. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 July 2026

Those are important questions, and thoughtful lawyers will continue to disagree about the proper answers. — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 July 2026

If Rice and new running back Kenneth Walker can serve as the team’s early down answers that keep defenses honest, that should open up opportunity for Mahomes to finally see some open looks downfield again. — Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Season 3 finds Ferguson's Juliette seeking answers to her experiences outside the silo and the conspiracies that led to their dystopian world. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Her mother, Gloria McHale, and daughter, Amanda Stofer, have been searching for answers about her disappearance ever since. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Verb

Plus, an expert PEOPLE editor answers the burning question of the week, and one of our favorite stars joins us for a sitdown. — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Take at least one of them and replace it with content that answers a specific regulatory, operational or risk question your buyers are working through right now. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

That creates a very different challenge from software that writes a paragraph or answers a question. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

And, finally, Carmy answers the phone when that unknown number calls him for the third or fourth time. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 June 2026

Who answers messages at month four when shock loss panics a patient? — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026

Marseille answers the door and the officers see the large barking dog. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Lebanon answers the same instinct. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026

Kristen Arnett answers this question and more. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026