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

His parents and a congressional caucus questioned the results after the teen’s answers were rejected. — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 25 July 2026

Brugger said Pagan’s family deserves swift answers from the city. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Experiment with setting wider margins to create white space, changing the font to one that is easier to read (typically Times or Calibri), or creating new paragraphs inside of especially long answers. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026

Furthermore, when researchers asked the same question multiple times, OpenEvidence often provided different answers. — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

He’s known as the master of the last-act twist, and likes leaving the audience with more questions than answers. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 24 July 2026

Chapter 4 of Pirkei Avot opens with rhetorical questions and answers that weave together ethical concerns, the importance of study, and excerpts from Psalms and Proverbs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Hundreds of American diplomats and their families in the Middle East ordered to evacuate at the start of the Iran war are frustrated with a lack of answers. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026

The questions and answers below have been edited for brevity and clarity. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Verb

The Athletic’s Guillermo Rai answers the big questions after Friday’s game below. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 25 July 2026

That answers the question a chunk of the fanbase has been asking since the reveal split the room in June. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

There’s a lot going on in Ransom Canyon, and the second season finale answers some burning questions while leaving some more hanging in the air for a possible third season. — Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026

Though the frigid headmaster answers their questions about his wife and his own timeline without flair, his demeanor immediately puts Annie on edge. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026

The episode ends on a cliffhanger when 51 answers an emergency call that a storage facility is on fire. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Spotify is doubling down on its AI push with a new dedicated chatbot that creates custom playlists and answers questions about songs, audiobooks, podcasts, and your listening history. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Olive answers many of the 55-year-old’s texts and emails, books him spontaneous travel (three trips to London so far this year), buys him groceries, and places meetings on his calendar—often without ever consulting him. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026

Today on the show, former FDIC chair Sheila Bair answers young listeners' car buying questions. — Darian Woods, NPR, 13 July 2026