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

Investigators then measured the strength of their antibody responses against different strains. — Jason Mastoct. 5, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Mobile messaging relies on push notifications, driving rapid, instinctive responses before an employee’s critical thinking kicks in. — Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

In collaboration with Hegemann in the early 2000s, Nagel helped identify proteins known as channelrhodopsins, light-sensitive ion channels that allow for rapid responses to light in certain microorganisms. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

The measurements revealed electronic modes whose responses to temperature and magnetic fields matched theoretical expectations for a PDW, including modes that survived above the superconducting critical temperature. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Our brains continuously predict what should happen next, and when the outcome differs from that prediction, characteristic neural responses can appear. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Functional connectivity in the fetal brain develops substantially later in gestation, with measurable differences in brain activity and facial responses to noxious versus innocuous stimulation appearing at approximately 33 weeks. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Neither coach gave a clear yes or no answer, and their responses frustrated all sides on social media. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 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