Synonyms of respond

respond

verb

1

as in to react

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)

doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• react
• reply
• answer
• return
• read
• understand
• interpret
• manage
• retaliate
• handle
• cope (with)
• negotiate
• construe
• take
• contend (with)
• grapple (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• act
• cause
• affect
• behave
• draw
• effect

2

as in to reply

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reply
• answer
• react
• retort
• comment
• rejoin
• explain
• return
• come back
• acknowledge
• riposte
• correspond
• communicate
• remark
• counter
• defend
• refute
• rebut
• deny
• field

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ask
• inquire
• question
• examine
• challenge
• interrogate
• pump
• survey
• query
• cross-examine
• grill
• quiz
• poll

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of respond

The Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment. — Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Neither restaurant responded to inquiries from The Star, but a follow-up inspection on July 6 found zero violations. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Diller’s People Inc in early June made an offer to buy the company, and MGM has not publicly responded to the offer yet. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Serious thinking comes so naturally to Arendt that her letters veer into philosophy; McCarthy responds. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026