ANSWERS Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of answer

as in responses

something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question the standard answer of "Fine, thank you" when asked, "How are you?"

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as in results

something attained by mental effort and especially by computation the answers to the odd-numbered problems are at the back of the book

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as in reactions

action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior a cold stare was her withering answer to that gratuitous insult

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verb

present tense third-person singular of answer

as in replies

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 corresponds

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

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as in fulfills

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 solves

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

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Noun

Despite the lack of outward signs in Ocean Springs, Nolan’s death has come to mean different things to different people and a lack of answers from authorities has left residents drawing their own conclusions about the circumstances of his death. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Contacting your local town office is a great way to get answers for your specific area. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026 Parents within the West Mifflin Area School District pressed the district and its bus provider for answers at a town hall Thursday after a rocky start to the school year. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Users can explore spiritual answers to personal problems and existential questions at anytime, without the typical hurdles of connecting with an in-demand guru and paying for their services. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 In between their answers on the Gaza war, healthcare and immigration enforcement, both candidates launched a flurry of critiques to each other on Thursday. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 If those answers are very different, your reputation may need to grow along with your career goals. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The ending of The Whisper Man might leave you with some questions — and the director has answers. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 Saturday’s second preseason game against the Giants hopefully can yield some answers. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

In India, Jaggi Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru, has launched his Miracle of the Mind app with an interactive AI feature that answers questions using a database of his teachings. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 This week’s Pollwatcher answers a reader’s question about how polls select respondents and highlights how partisans in one state have flipped on a Democratic senator. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 What happens when the AI answers The conversation starts simply. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The industry answers with investment totals, construction jobs and competition with China. — Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The curve answers to one thing, which is how old the owner happens to be. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 An operator answers a call from a hysterical woman begging for help. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Big 12 projections To color in context on his model’s projections, Mock answers a few of the biggest questions looming over the Big 12 heading into the season. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for answers

Noun

One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Girls tend to be more adept at mimicking social responses like eye contact and reciprocal play.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of responses

Noun

Until there is a method to identify CTE in a living brain, the results of the collective efforts to make football safer won’t be known for another 15 to 20 years.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
The results helped engineers reconstruct the programming requirements needed for the BALDCU.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of results

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Meta also agreed to make changes to its platforms, including a default daily time limit of two hours for users under 18, a default block on nighttime use and a ban on displaying the number of likes and reactions on posts.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
VanHall adds that most reactions—if people have them—are mild.

— Lindy Segal, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026

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Verb

With just eight percent calcium, the material shows high tunability and solves a problem that has plagued the communications industry for decades.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Leaders should be asking how their own sector traditionally solves a problem, as well as who elsewhere has solved a version of it exceptionally well.

— Jen Fuller, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of solves

Noun

The center runs workshops on how to build air purifiers, how to measure heat and temperature in homes, and teaches solutions for treating those problems.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
For many of its leading figures, from the Impressionists in the 1870s to conceptual artists a century later, this also meant proposing new and better solutions to the problem of how to be and how to live together.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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