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 blasts took place as police responded to an emergency phone call about an intrusion at a store near the city center, according to Lviv’s regional prosecutor’s office. —Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026

Neither the White House nor Landry's office responded to queries about the post, whether the ship had been requested by Denmark or Greenland and which sick people needed help. —Reuters, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026

More than 46 personnel from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office and regional search-and-rescue teams responded, including volunteers from Nevada County, Placer County, Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue and Washoe County. —Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026

Busfield's attorney, Larry Stein, responded to the actor's recent indictment in a statement to EW. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026

Officers responded to the 4600 block of Sausalito Drive, near West Arkansas Lane, after someone reported a shooting. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2026

Police and fire crews responded to the fire at 2076 Baker Trl. —Chloe Rosen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026

After demonstrations broke out in Iran on December 28, 2025, following the collapse of the Iranian currency, the country’s regime responded in a deadly manner. —Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026

Miami responded by giving its starter run support, and Ciscar settled back in for the rest of his outing. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026