Definition for Answer:

• To be or act in return.

Synonyms for Answer:

• n.

  •
  • offer,
  • provide,
  • resource,
  • supply,
  • plea,
  • equip.
  •
  • determination.
  •
  • see,
  • visit.
  •
  • outcry,
  • interplay,
  • outburst.
  •
  • heuristics.
  •answer (noun)
  • replication,
  • response,
  • counter-statement,
  • excuse,
  • solution,
  • solvent,
  • riposte,
  • comeback,
  • acknowledgment,
  • surrebuttal,
  • rejoinder,
  • result,
  • resolution.
  •answer for (noun)
  • speak for.
  •back talk (noun)
  • sass.
  •calculation (noun)
  • prediction.
  •correspondence (noun)
  • correspondence,
  • note,
  • postcard,
  • epistle,
  • line,
  • letter,
  • message.
  •defense (noun)
  • countermeasure,
  • harbor,
  • wall,
  • aversion,
  • resistance,
  • security,
  • protection,
  • armor,
  • argument,
  • stronghold,
  • barrier,
  • moat,
  • fortress.
  •handle (noun)
  • field.
  •insolence (noun)
  • back talk.
  •reply; reaction (noun)
  • elucidation,
  • feedback,
  • pay dirt,
  • sign,
  • report,
  • crack,
  • wisecrack,
  • quick fix,
  • backcap,
  • comment,
  • disclosure,
  • guff,
  • rhetorical question,
  • interpretation,
  • refutation,
  • vindication,
  • the ticket,
  • key,
  • antiphon,
  • observation,
  • close,
  • lip,
  • cooler,
  • thank-you note,
  • topper.
  •response (noun)
  • reaction,
  • denial,
  • objection.

• v.

  •answer (verb)
  • acknowledge,
  • counter-reply,
  • retort,
  • expound,
  • reply,
  • counter,
  • explain,
  • counter-state,
  • rebut,
  • come back,
  • counter-accuse.
  •apologize (verb)
  • apologize,
  • confess,
  • plead,
  • repent,
  • regret.
  •correspond (verb)
  • dispatch,
  • post.
  •defend (verb)
  • barricade,
  • secure,
  • counterattack,
  • shelter,
  • screen,
  • fend,
  • resist,
  • cover,
  • buffer,
  • backfire,
  • safeguard,
  • bar,
  • support,
  • uphold,
  • shield,
  • oppose,
  • police,
  • avert,
  • protect,
  • sustain,
  • argue,
  • ward,
  • save,
  • guard.
  •reply, react (verb)
  • claim,
  • top,
  • contest,
  • solve,
  • deny,
  • get back to,
  • retaliate,
  • dispute,
  • settle,
  • squelch,
  • parry,
  • defend,
  • refute,
  • get back at,
  • back at you,
  • field the question,
  • shoot back,
  • disprove.
  •solve; fulfill (verb)
  • correlate,
  • conform,
  • lick,
  • clarify,
  • unzip,
  • dope,
  • work,
  • elucidate,
  • qualify.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • riddle,
  • remedy,
  • That,
  • reconciliation,
  • offset,
  • answer to,
  • way out,
  • compromise,
  • antidote,
  • reflex,
  • navigation,
  • fill out.
  •
  • concession,
  • caller,
  • cure,
  • arrangement,
  • jammed,
  • rejection,
  • phone,
  • cry,
  • engaged.
  •
  • This,
  • combat,
  • satisfaction,
  • fix.
  •
  • disconnect.
  •
  • welcome.
  •
  • through.
  •
  • transfer.
  •
  • call,
  • hold.
  •
  • get.
  •agree
  • go together,
  • harmonize,
  • tally,
  • quadrate.
  •atone
  • make amends.
  •clear up
  • figuring out,
  • figure out,
  • puzzle out.
  •correspond
  • keep in touch.
  •meet
  • measure up.
  •obey
  • obey.
  •pay
  • be punished.
  •resolve
  • untangle,
  • work through.
  •respond
  • come back at.
  •satisfy
  • make good.
  •serve
  • answer the purpose.
  •suffice
  • be sufficient,
  • do the trick.

Paraphrases for Answer:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    answering.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    answering.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    unanswered.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    comments, challenges, topics, items, needs.
  • Noun, plural
    responders.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rebuttal, feedback, settlement.
  • Adverb
    further.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, AM, cater, fulfill.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    applies.
  • Verb, base form
    ministers, lay, concerning, correspond, cater, explain, fulfill, solve, tackle, comply, cope, accounts, confront.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    Answered.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Answered, submissions, Entries.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    explanation.

Antonyms for Answer:

• n.

  • communication
    question.
  • reply; reaction
    problem, quiet, request, trouble, silence.
  • Other antonyms:
    poll, interrogatory, questionnaire, effect, cross-examination, survey, quiz, behavior, action, grilling, charge, cause.

• v.

  • reply, react
    ask, allow, ignore, agree, prove, wonder, renounce, deny, leave.
  • solve; fulfill
    dissatisfy, take, receive, differ, refuse, miss, disagree, use, fail, lose.

Homophones for Answer:

• amicus curiae, answerer, anser, angry, announcer, anger, angora, angara, ankara, anchor, anshar.

Hypernym for Answer:

• n.

  • communication
    defence, rescript, plea, feedback, Non Vult, denouement, evasive answer, Urim and Thummim, nolo contendere, defense, refutation.

• v.

  • communication
    bridle, sass, return, rejoin, retort, counter, field, call back, repay, come back, riposte.

Hyponym for Answer:

• n.

  • act
    reaction, response.
  • communication
    statement, pleading, response, reply.

• v.

  • cognition
    react, respond, solve, puzzle out, figure out, work, lick, work out.
  • communication
    rebut, refute, say, tell, state.
  • consumption
    conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfil, fit, fulfill.
  • stative
    check, be, fit, agree, jibe, tally, match, correspond, gibe.