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

Initially, the team was curious to see whether factors like age might change people’s responses to sleep deprivation. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 8 July 2026

That left host sites like Kansas City to formulate their own public health responses. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

His first pitch brought in between five and eight residents but was met with pallid responses. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Forty years of decisions, regulatory adaptations and market responses have never been extracted. — Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The firm notes that its experience includes matters involving EB-1A petitions, National Interest Waiver cases, RFE and NOID responses, and humanitarian immigration matters, among other areas of practice. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 July 2026

In a study now under review, our team examined 15 years of responses from more than 10,000 public university undergraduates in New York state between 2011 and 2026. — Ann M. Merriwether, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024, drawing more than 2,000 responses. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026