ANSWERING Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

answering

verb

present participle of answer

as in responding

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 corresponding

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

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as in fulfilling

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 solving

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

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Recent Examples of answering This includes interpreting standing rules and precedents, advising on the wording of motions, helping formulate statements, and answering parliamentary inquiries or points of order. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Imagine answering the call of nature in a dark, stinking chamber alongside dozens of strangers, all while making pleasant conversation. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 Such a theory is a prerequisite for answering big questions such as what goes on at the heart of a black hole. — Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 So the team here had to invent its own method for answering it, one involving a subtle difference in the chemical reactions that charged and uncharged amino acids can participate in. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 The chatbot has also been answering calls via the company’s hotline at 1-888-GO-STARLINK (888-467-8275), which SpaceX has advertised on its website and in videos. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 These are anonymous and set up similar to a dating profile, with users selecting their preference in letter types (short and casual versus longer and conversational) and answering one of a handful of prompts to get a conversation starting. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Washington has started answering that question in policy, if not yet in practice. — Nick Herbert, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The danger of good dramatic acting roles is answering those questions. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Venture capital is responding by investing heavily in hospitality technology, particularly property management systems, which attracted over $1 billion.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of responding

Verb

Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The cabin sound is enhanced using technology that senses intake pressure and creates a corresponding engine sound routed through the speakers.

— Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

The brand's Hydro Rush line (launched in 2023) gets lots of love from natural hair influencers for fulfilling their hair’s hydration needs without weighing it down.

— Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026
Music has a unique ability to bring people together, and knowing this concert can have a meaningful impact beyond the stage is incredibly fulfilling.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

According to the researchers, careful process design and optimization as well as architecture simplification could help in solving most of these issues, something that industrial production focuses on much more than academic researchers.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Instead, the agents had, by collaborating amongst themselves, quickly found a way to manufacture answers to cyber challenges without actually solving the questions in the way ExploitGym’s creators had intended.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of solving

Verb

Draft the note, confirm the plan, and pause before replying if emotions rise.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Its spacious 46mm OLED screen makes checking class reminders, replying to messages, and viewing turn-by-turn directions effortless without taking your phone out.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of replying

Verb

At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Their choices are coinciding with employers’ own preferences for such arrangements as well.

— Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

The show is leaning into its strengths, dialing up the madcap comedy and overlapping dialogue while keeping the story lines rooted in recognizable rites of passage for young people.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The approach could provide a more repeatable way to adapt navigation systems across different robots and environments, while keeping human oversight for important development and safety decisions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of keeping

Verb

Terrill pointed to the purchase of the Grass Campus as the pivotal decision in the federation’s unraveling.

— Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Even so, Sepahvand, now director at Daric Investment Group, said Iran's economy is indeed deteriorating under the weight of mounting sanctions — but far from unraveling.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unraveling

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