Synonyms of responded

responded

verb

past tense of respond

1

as in reacted

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

doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reacted
• replied
• answered
• returned
• read
• understood
• interpreted
• construed
• retaliated
• managed
• handled
• took
• negotiated
• contended (with)
• coped (with)
• grappled (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acted
• caused
• affected
• behaved
• drew
• effected

2

as in replied

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

• replied
• answered
• reacted
• retorted
• commented
• rejoined
• returned
• explained
• riposted
• acknowledged
• remarked
• came back
• countered
• corresponded
• communicated
• defended
• fielded
• rebutted
• refuted
• denied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asked
• inquired
• questioned
• examined
• challenged
• pumped
• interrogated
• surveyed
• grilled
• quizzed
• queried
• polled
• cross-examined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of responded

The project also would put to a new use a cineplex built for another era when multiple screens responded to the demand by the movie-going public. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026

The Hawks responded back with a scoring drive. —Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2026

His sister rarely liked his texts and never responded. —Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026

Twelve former government officials from the EEOC and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs responded with a statement yesterday warning of the risks to workers, employers and the public from abandoning workforce data collection. —Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Many of the contenders responded to the crime concerns with wide-ranging proposals, including building megaprisons, restricting food for prisoners and reinstating the death penalty for serious crimes. —Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026

Stetson responded in the bottom of the second as right fielder Gia Napoli’s RBI double drove in second baseman Madelyn Synoracki to trim the lead to 4-1. —Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026

The case came to a head when Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to Jansen’s home for a medical call involving his father. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026

Someone stole a truck from the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society while its staff responded to a wildfire in a Chino Hills neighborhood. —Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 May 2026