RESPONDS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

responds

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present tense third-person singular of respond

as in reacts

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

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as in replies

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

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Recent Examples of responds The result depends not only on the chemical being used, but also on how it is applied, how the garment was dyed, how the fabric responds and how each stage of the process is controlled. — Alice Tonello, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 By the time customer management responds, the window for proactive, low-cost intervention has often closed, and the bank is left managing a delinquency instead of preventing one. — Julie Conroy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The system knows from which Yaffle the request came, and responds accordingly. — New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026 The body responds by sending more blood toward the skin to release that heat while continuing to supply oxygen to working muscles. — Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Keller responds Former Keller Mayor Mark Mathews told the Star-Telegram the case is not complicated, but there are many details to the data center issue and how Westlake went about it. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Every year across the nation, Belgium’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Destruction Service responds to more than 3,000 calls and disposes of 200 to 250 tons of munitions left over from both world wars. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 CoreCivic responds to concerns at Stewart CBS News Atlanta reached out to ICE and CoreCivic for comment on Binam's current detention and the calls for her release. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Within just hours of being emitted, this mixture reacts to form ground-level ozone, which can irritate the lungs and is a key component of smog.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
The world reacts to your actions through dynamic NPC encounters, wildlife, exploration, and an honor system that can shape how the story unfolds.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

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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, 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