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

In survey responses, 1,004 residents of northern Virginia and the Richmond metropolitan area indicated the relative importance of various rules. — Fengxiu Zhang, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Two Essential California readers mentioned the highway in their responses to our reader question last week, which asked where to find fall color in California. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

But in a First Opinion, the CEO of Reproductive Futures argues that Overton’s circumspect responses shouldn’t obscure the truth. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

These responses could then be added to their medical records for use by both their healthcare team and researchers. — Audrey Hendricks, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

But while politicians trade barbs, residents in Rio de Janeiro have been designing their own responses, with ex-traffickers launching podcasts and grieving mothers stepping up to stop youth recruitment. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Those responses reflected a relationship that extended beyond shopping. — Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

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