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

Ultimately, Kipe said, the podcast is about helping others who are looking for answers. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Helping other families Their experience seeking answers in Amy’s case and hearing other families describe similar struggles, prompted Shawn and Angie to consider starting a nonprofit years ago. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

The next challenge is ensuring that these advances translate into earlier answers, more accurate diagnoses, and better outcomes for everyone affected by the disease. — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

The answers depend on how services are operated and the commitments companies are prepared to make. — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

But Nieder doesn’t think this means an avian brain is just wired to produce answers on a timer. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Another mark of a stellar clue writer is the ability to turn three-letter, flyover answers into highlights. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

My job is to ask the questions, get answers and let the audience decide for themselves. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

And defensive coordinator Corey Batoon had few answers for Trinidad Chambliss (256 total yards, 4 TDs) and the Rebels. — Pj Green october 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Verb

Chigurh kills Wells in his hotel room and then answers a call from Moss intended for Wells. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

There, the esteemed man himself answers the respectful but probing questions of journalists. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Cole even rides her bike around and answers visitors’ questions. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026

But the press secretary also answers to the public, says former Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Our sports team delivered tremendous coverage that answers that question and many more. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

And even with the outreach required by CMS, not everyone answers phone calls from unknown numbers or opens their mail or emails. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Organizations haven’t settled who answers for the mistakes that slip through. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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