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 KitKat heist is proof that even a 90-year-old brand inside one of the world’s largest food companies can still respond quickly to unforeseen events. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026

But Americans want to know that colleges are responding with urgency to the crisis in our public life, not retreating from it. — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The suspect, whose identity has not been released, allegedly tried to flee the scene before he was shot by a responding police officer, the Tucson Police Department (TPD) said. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

The carrier didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 July 2026