Synonyms of responses

responses

noun

plural of response

1

as in reactions

action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior

my response to my first boxing defeat was to train even harder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reactions
• answers
• replies
• takes
• reflexes
• backlashes
• rebounds
• kickbacks
• recoils
• revulsions
• counterresponses
• counterreactions
• rises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actions
• effects
• behaviors
• causes

2

as in replies

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question

the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replies
• answers
• reactions
• returns
• comments
• rejoinders
• remarks
• retorts
• observations
• feedback
• comebacks
• communications
• replications
• explanations
• banters
• rebuttals
• back talks
• justifications
• repartees
• correspondences
• persiflages
• acknowledgments
• refutations
• non sequiturs
• defenses
• pleas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• challenges
• charges
• interrogatories
• interrogations
• surveys
• questionnaires
• polls
• quizzes
• cross-examinations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of responses

The company said respondents were selected among internet users in Venezuela and that the survey used geographic quotas and safeguards intended to prevent duplicate responses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Brown and other firefighters said delayed, disorganized fire responses have become common around the West as staffing thinned since last year's cuts, and as climate change and urban sprawl fuel a changing wildfire landscape. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

In the aftermath of detainment, the released carry burdens that manifest in a variety of trauma responses, said Lu Rocha, a Chicago therapist. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Feher pointed to other research that suggests some of our responses to sound may have deep evolutionary roots. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Let the machines do what’s mechanical—generating practice problems, flagging errors, grading the responses that are beyond discussion. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

The incursions reportedly forced the base to temporarily relocate its F-22 fighters and highlighted both legal and operational limitations surrounding responses to drones flying over US territory. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Those responses reminded me that asking for forgiveness isn’t only a religious ritual or an abstract idea. — Marvin Krislov, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Communities, businesses and economies have diverse needs that change over time and require different technical responses. — Yariv Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026