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answer
Strongest matches
comment, explanation, feedback, interpretation, justification, key, observation, rebuttal, remark, report, resolution, response, result, return, sign, solution, statement
Strong matches
acknowledgment, antiphon, close, comeback, cooler, counterclaim, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, guff, lip, plea, refutation, rejoinder, repartee, retort, riposte, topper, vindication, wisecrack
Weak matches
Band-Aid, back talk, backcap, parting shot, pay dirt, quick fix, rhetorical question, thank-you note, the ticket
Strongest matches
acknowledge, argue, claim, defend, deny, explain, plead, resolve, respond, return, say, solve
Strong matches
comeback, contest, counterclaim, disprove, dispute, echo, feedback, parry, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, retaliate, retort, sass, settle, squelch, top
Weak matches
answer back, back at you, back-talk, be in touch, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, shoot back, talk back
Example Sentences
Looking to see if anyone loses focus when a mother walks by and starts yelling at her daughter, the answer is incredibly no.
When contacted by The Times, Alexandrovna denied giving false information to would-be recruits but did not answer detailed questions about Hammad.
Nearly two years later, the Boettlers' grief has been raw, and their search for answers met with frustration.
Without clear answers, labor unions are fearful that a similar disaster could endanger thousands of workers at California’s 15 refineries, which are mostly clustered in Southern California and the Bay Area.
“You know when that clock hits midnight that carriage is going to turn into a pumpkin. You don’t have an answer. You kind of saw that against New York.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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