Antonyms for answer
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : an-ser, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- |
Definition of answer
Origin :- Old English andswaru "an answer, a reply," from and- "against" (see ante) + -swaru "affirmation," from swerian "to swear" (see swear), suggesting an original sense of "make a sworn statement rebutting a charge." A common Germanic compound (cf. Old Saxon antswor, Old Norse andsvar, Old Frisian ondser, Danish and Swedish ansvar), implying a Proto-Germanic *andswara-. Meaning "a reply to a question," the main modern sense, was present in Old English. Meaning "solution of a problem" is from c.1300.
- noun reply; reaction
- verb reply, react
- verb solve; fulfill
- Ask the poor fisherman at the gates, who has been to him as a brother; and he will answer 'Anaxagoras.'
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Aspasia was next called to answer the charges brought against her.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- No answer coming, he peered through the window, but saw no one.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He did apply, and at the end of a month, no answer had been returned to his communication.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- I received no answer, and then I turned to the congregation.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- There was no answer to his knock, and by trying the knob he found that she had locked herself in.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I dread to go down, said she, with so determined an answer: they will have no patience with me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- He had determined before to answer them and cut up Gladstone!
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- I will now give you a copy of my letter to my sister; with her answer.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The following is a copy of what I wrote, and what follows that, of the answer sent me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Synonyms for answer
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- answer back
- antiphon
- argue
- back at you
- back talk
- backcap
- Band-Aid
- be in touch
- claim
- clarify
- close
- comeback
- comment
- conform
- contest
- cooler
- correlate
- correspond
- counterclaim
- crack
- deal with
- defend
- defense
- deny
- disclosure
- disprove
- dispute
- do
- dope
- dope out
- echo
- elucidate
- elucidation
- explain
- explanation
- feedback
- field the question
- fill
- fit
- get back at
- get back to
- give a snappy comeback
- guff
- interpretation
- justification
- key
- lick
- lip
- measure up
- meet
- observation
- parry
- parting shot
- pass
- pay dirt
- plea
- plead
- qualify
- quick fix
- rebut
- rebuttal
- refutation
- refute
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- remark
- repartee
- report
- resolution
- resolve
- respond
- response
- result
- retaliate
- retort
- return
- rhetorical question
- riposte
- sass
- satisfy
- say
- serve
- settle
- shoot back
- sign
- solution
- solve
- squelch
- statement
- suffice
- suit
- talk back
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- top
- topper
- unzip
- vindication
- wisecrack
- work
- work through
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