ANSWERED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

answered

verb

past tense of answer

as in replied

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours

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as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point sorry, I haven't seen anyone answering to that description

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as in fulfilled

to do what is required by the terms of I don't have a box cutter as such, but will this knife answer the purpose?

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as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning try to answer this riddle

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Recent Examples of answered The Athletic’s Jacob Whitehead, Oliver Kay, Cerys Jones, Conor O’Neill, Nick Miller and Sebastian Stafford-Bloor have taken a look at the window and answered a series of questions. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Choose the few recurring decisions where the stakes are highest—often hiring, promotion and capital allocation—and require the four lenses to be answered before the decision closes. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 There are plenty of questions to be answered across the board about Georgia Tech. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Kayla Thornton answered 14 seconds later with a short jumper that sparked a string of 15 consecutive Valkyries points as Portland went scoreless for the next five-plus minutes. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 An officer walked around the building, rang the doorbell, and when no one answered, the agents departed, the agency added. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The company also says distressed callers got their calls answered up to 40 seconds faster on average. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Rowbottom answered questions about her book via telephone from her home. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 Vogel said Brian Hickerson told police that Zach Hickerson later knocked at the door; Brian Hickerson answered, and Panettiere was then found unresponsive. — Paris Close, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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The tweet was widely perceived by users who replied to this post as Hegseth body-shaming the instructor.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin’s press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to confirm troops won’t be deployed to the polls in November.

— ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of replied

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The Samoan prime minister’s office and the former prime minister who corresponded with Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment.

— Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Market reports suggested that drop corresponded with a 3 percent increase of rental prices in June, which was quickly doubled to a 6 percent increase in July, as available units continued to decrease through August.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of corresponded

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This acquisition, expected to be fulfilled in several years, will provide crucial in-flight refueling capabilities, which Qatar currently lacks.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Hutton said her charter authority board didn’t feel Bowman’s previous school board fulfilled its fiduciary responsibilities.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfilled

Verb

Mamdani opened the news conference by expressing his condolences to the victims and their families and thanking the officers who responded.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Ziesel, 39, has not responded to numerous calls, text messages and an email with questions about his background, training and objectives for the workout.

— Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of responded

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Oil prices inched lower on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Personal terms have been agreed and the 28-year-old defender has been granted permission to undergo a medical.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of agreed

Verb

The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of satisfied

Verb

Later on Saturday, Pezeshkian called on state TV for a revival of the interim deal, which was signed on June 17 but quickly unraveled amid disagreements over what had been agreed, especially on the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
As curators unraveled the truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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