replied

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge come back counter react respond retort

STRONG

echo feedback reciprocate rejoin retaliate return riposte squelch top

WEAK

be in touch field the question get back to shoot back write back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

Example Sentences

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replied

U.S. officials replied by saying his evidence was insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Suri replied that he could not “get into our internal deliberations” about “what we think Congress might or might not do.”

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

After a follow-up query three weeks later, Keith Redpath, the then chairman of NHS NSS, replied: "Mary Morgan retires on 3 May, concluding an exceptional 44-year career in NHS Scotland."

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

"Thank you for the offer, sir -- for the offer, I have no, no -- I do not want to be in politics," White replied.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Thank you,” Chitto replied, but her back was already turned.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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