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

However, all this may as well go out the window the further the film goes on, and the more Darya’s search for answers about her past plays out in the form of generative digital regurgitations with repulsive textures. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Officers spoke to Lizzie on several occasions throughout the day, although her answers became contradictory over time and her lack of emotional response drew immediate suspicion, per Smithsonian Magazine. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Engineering beyond the battlefield These seven missiles represent different answers to the demanding engineering problems created by the Cold War. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

The answers combine information with judgment about goals, risks, trade-offs and personal circumstances. — Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Four Democratic Tennessee state lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Children’s Services demanding answers about safety and oversight in the state’s juvenile justice facilities. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026

Periodically, one of the installation’s two screens goes dark, as if to mirror all the unretrievable answers needed to explain the encounter. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Without it, two applications reading identical data return two different answers. — Vishal Marria, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Questions were mounting for the manager, and nobody was enjoying his answers. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

Defense answers the call early During the week, TCU head coach Sonny Dykes praised the overall play of his defense, but wanted to see the unit start much faster after lackluster starts against Grambling State and North Carolina. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

And the president sits there and takes them, answers them all. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Ford, a psychology professor with an expertise in biostatistics, answers prosecutorial questions about a life-altering trauma in a manner that leans on her scientific training for security. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

There, in the forum where the president shares her projects daily with the nation and answers questions from the press, the question arose about whether Intocable would perform at the patriotic festivities in 2025. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Screening built around those expectations already answers the request before anyone has to invoke it. — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

No matter which answers or questions interest you, the folks at Dabble have given you extra incentive to watch the game. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

If a bull answers your bugle call, quickly set up for a shot. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

But Bear Bachmeier answers with a touchdown drive that includes big plays from freshman Legend Glasker, and BYU survives another thriller, 24-21. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026