Synonyms and Antonyms of answer

synonym (synonym of answer)

  • (noun)
    rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retort
    A verbal answer is a return of words to something that seems to call for them, and is made to a charge as well as to a question; an answer may be even more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    reply, response
    a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    resolution, result, solution, solvent
    a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    reply, respond
    react verbally (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    resolve
    understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    do, serve, suffice
    be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity (verb.stative)
     

antonym (antonym of answer)

hypernym (answer IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a nonverbal reaction (noun.act)
    reaction, response
    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (noun.act)
     
  • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)
    statement
    a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc (noun.communication)
     
  • be liable or accountable (verb.stative)
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)
     
  • be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of (verb.consumption)
    fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy
    fill or meet a want or need (verb.consumption)
     
  • be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity (verb.stative)
    fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy
    meet the requirements or expectations of (verb.stative)
     
  • give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) (verb.communication)
    rebut, refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication)
     
  • match or correspond (verb.stative)
    agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally
    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics (verb.stative)
     
  • react to a stimulus or command (verb.cognition)
    react, respond, react, respond
    show a response or a reaction to something (verb.cognition)
     
  • react verbally (verb.communication)
    say, state, tell
    express in words (verb.communication)
     
  • the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims (noun.communication)
    pleading
    (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication)
     
  • the speech act of replying to a question (noun.communication)
    reply, response
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange (noun.communication)
     
  • understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
    figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out, figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF answer relation)

  • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation (noun.communication)
    rescript
    a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    feedback
    response to an inquiry or experiment (noun.communication)
     
  • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)
    denouement
    the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work (noun.communication)
     
  • be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity (verb.stative)
    bridge over, keep going, tide over
    suffice for a period between two points (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    go a long way
    suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    function, serve
    serve a purpose, role, or function (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    measure up, qualify
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    go around
    be sufficient (verb.stative)
     
  • react verbally (verb.communication)
    call back
    return or repeat a telephone call (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    counter
    speak in response (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    field
    answer adequately or successfully (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    sass
    answer back in an impudent or insolent manner (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposte
    answer back (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bridle
    respond to the reins, as of horses (verb.communication)
     
  • the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims (noun.communication)
    evasive answer
    (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    nolo contendere, non vult
    (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    plea
    (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) (noun.communication)
     
  • the speech act of replying to a question (noun.communication)
    urim and thummim
    lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    defence, defense, refutation
    the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from answer)

  • a nonverbal reaction (noun.act)
    answer
    react to a stimulus or command (verb.cognition)
     
  • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation (noun.communication)
    answer, reply, respond
    react verbally (verb.communication)
     
  • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)
    figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity (verb.stative)
    adequacy, sufficiency
    the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    enough, sufficiency
    an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose (noun.quantity)
     
  • (noun.state)
    sufficiency
    sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations (noun.state)
     
  • (adj.all)
    sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant (adj.all)
     
  • give the correct answer or solution to (verb.cognition)
    answer, resolution, result, solution, solvent
    a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)
     
  • react to a stimulus or command (verb.cognition)
    answer, answer
    a nonverbal reaction (noun.act)
     
  • react verbally (verb.communication)
    answer, reply, response
    a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    reply, response
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    answerer, respondent, responder
    someone who responds (noun.person)
     
  • understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
    answerable
    capable of being answered (adj.all)
     

domain category (answer is domain category of ....)

  • the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims (noun.communication)
    jurisprudence, law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation domain category rejoinder repartee reply response resolution result enquiry inquiry interrogation query question reaction response pleading statement reply figure out evasive answer nolo contendere plea denouement rescript figure out reply respond answerable resolution jurisprudence law
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