Synonyms of responds

responds

verb

present tense third-person singular of respond

1

as in reacts

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

doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reacts
• replies
• answers
• returns
• reads
• interprets
• understands
• manages
• retaliates
• handles
• negotiates
• construes
• contends (with)
• takes
• copes (with)
• grapples (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acts
• causes
• behaves
• affects
• draws
• effects

2

as in replies

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

• replies
• reacts
• answers
• retorts
• explains
• acknowledges
• rejoins
• returns
• corresponds
• comments
• comes back
• ripostes
• communicates
• remarks
• counters
• defends
• refutes
• denies
• rebuts
• fields

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asks
• inquires
• examines
• questions
• pumps
• interrogates
• challenges
• quizzes
• queries
• cross-examines
• surveys
• grills
• polls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of responds

Vonnegut responds News of what happened in Drake spread quickly in the press. — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

In his telling, the adjustment is learning how his body responds when one hard stint leads into another. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

The framework’s third prong responds to the unique dangers AI poses to children. — Matt Post, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Suicide is a public health issue that responds to intervention. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Its electrical output can be measured using laboratory equipment, demonstrating that the device responds to subtle mechanical stimuli. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Long-term Treasury yields are determined in the public bond market, which typically responds to higher inflation expectations, among other factors. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

One target has a disability; another turns out to be a rabbi, who responds to his confrontation with suitably Talmudic indignation. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

How a company responds can shape how customers, employees and other stakeholders view both the immediate issue and the business behind it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026