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reply, react v.
solve; fulfill v.

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

STRONGEST

agree ask 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 use

WEAK

ask question

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answered

“No. That’s why we’re closing,” he straightforwardly answered.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

When he eventually answered the phone and was told the news, he said he "wasn't convinced at all" that it was real.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

When he called to complain to the office of his city councilwoman, Shahana Hanif, the person who answered the phone said she had received a number of similar calls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

We rang the number and the same voice as before answered, the line crackly.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

At their earliest sessions, Pickie’s spirit was silent, but the Fox sisters’ rapping spirits mysteriously and successfully answered at least some of the Greeley’s inquiries about the afterlife.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock