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answers

NOUN

reply; reaction

Synonyms

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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

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problem question quiet request silence trouble

VERB

reply, react

Synonyms

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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 ignore leave question renounce request wonder

STRONG

allow prove

VERB

solve; fulfill

Synonyms

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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

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miss

STRONG

differ disagree dissatisfy fail lose receive refuse take use

WEAK

ask question

Example Sentences

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What most users do not realize is that AI systems rarely produce binary answers: yes or no, a positive identification or a negative one.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The excitement was interrupted by a sudden power cut in the tunnel that sent the scientists in Zurich scrambling for answers.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Too often, Social Security advice defaults to black-and-white answers, when in reality it’s almost always a gray, highly individual situation.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Las Vegas shot 63% from the floor and the Sparks had few answers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

My stomach answers first, quaking with nausea, but I breathe through it.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison