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answer

[an-ser, ahn-] / ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- /
NOUN
reply; reaction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comment explanation feedback interpretation justification key observation rebuttal remark report resolution response result return sign solution statement
STRONG
acknowledgment antiphon close comeback cooler counterclaim crack defense disclosure echo elucidation guff lip plea refutation rejoinder repartee retort riposte topper vindication wisecrack
WEAK
Band-Aid back talk backcap parting shot pay dirt quick fix rhetorical question thank-you note the ticket
Antonyms
STRONGEST
problem question quiet request silence trouble
VERB
reply, react
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve
STRONG
comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top
WEAK
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
Antonyms
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agree ask deny ignore leave question renounce request wonder
STRONG
allow prove
VERB
solve; fulfill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify deal with do meet
STRONG
conform correlate correspond crack dope elucidate fill fit lick pass qualify satisfy serve suffice suit unzip work
WEAK
dope out measure up work through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
miss
STRONG
differ disagree dissatisfy fail lose receive refuse take
WEAK
ask question

Example Sentences

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“The school has a lot to answer for, because, well, they did nothing,” her mother, Elma Chuquipa Sanchez, said in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Eastern time, where MarketWatch’s Beth Pinsker and college admissions expert Andy Lockwood will answer your questions about cutting college costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Some 90 times during the deposition, Paxton said he couldn’t remember the answer to a question.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"By asking why LNPs perform so differently in the physiological milieu of the body, we found a surprisingly simple answer that could make a wide range of mRNA and gene editing therapies substantially more effective."

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

That was one of the rules—the other person only needed to answer the question you asked, not the one you meant to ask.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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