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

This time, investors also responded positively to the company’s results. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Tuesday, Montgomery County police and fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road after a report of a serious collision, police said. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026

Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the initial call and conducted evacuations helped lead investigators to Farinacci, the sheriff’s office said. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Synthesizing that raw material into one coherent narrative changed how investors responded to the pitch. — Katerina Abel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Neither Ryder nor Dunst seem to have responded to the filmmaker’s comments. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Britain’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Border Force also responded. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

And she’d been turned off by the idea of using actors when only older men responded to her online casting calls that explained the activities of the day. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The club have responded by spending over £250m ($330m) on improving their squad this summer, twice breaking their transfer record with the signings of midfielders Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 July 2026