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

That said, as the film industry grapples with an overwhelming volume of content, fragmented audiences and an ever-expanding range of distribution windows, some of the answers may lie in classic cinema. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

With Blauvelt's killer still on the loose, her family begged for answers. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Built around family life Today’s minivans also have some unusually clever answers to everyday problems. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026

With the unanswered questions around Adelaide’s motives, some have compared her to a Professor X of the Stephen King onscreen universe, while awaiting answers in a potential Season 2. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Familiar attacks, few new answers Much of the debate revolved around vulnerabilities that have already defined the campaign. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Someone has to structure information so agents can retrieve it cleanly, and track what agents search for and fail to find, because those gaps are now a direct signal of where customers are getting bad answers. — Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Searches on menopause body odor and persimmon soap are climbing as women look for answers no one warned them about. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The shocking failure has left both sides of the death penalty debate demanding answers. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Verb

When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Director Maya Bannick Bedward’s first feature, the documentary Black Zombie (now available on VOD), answers that question with an elegant approach to the past. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Below, Klein answers Vogue’s model questionnaire—and shares her discovery story, her favorite assignment to date, and what’s currently in her closet. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Today’s newsletter answers some pressing questions — what is optogenetics? — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Real strategy work answers three kinds of questions, and none of them start with a budget line. — Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Privacy risks continue when someone answers the call There is also another person in the conversation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The research answers the long-standing question of why galaxies don't have more stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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