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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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Claude replied that delaying benefits might make sense.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Asked Thursday if he believed Matar was motivated to carry out the fatwa, Rushdie replied: "I had no knowledge of that. I have my suspicions," according to US media.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Streeting replied "absolutely not" when asked if he was "trying to do defence on the cheap".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Because we don’t think there was a conflict, Lesley, that’s why,” Witkoff replied.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

It's your home, replied Tiamat, as she carried him over the park.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville