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Synonyms for answered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : an-ser, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- |
Top 10 synonyms for answered Other synonyms for the word answered
- answer back
- back at you
- back talk
- be in touch
- comeback
- conform
- contest
- correlate
- correspond
- counterclaim
- crack
- disprove
- dispute
- dope
- dope out
- echo
- elucidate
- feedback
- field the question
- fill
- fit
- get back at
- get back to
- give a snappy comeback
- lick
- measure up
- parry
- pass
- plead
- qualify
- rebut
- refute
- rejoin
- remark
- resolve
- respond
- retaliate
- retort
- return
- sass
- satisfy
- say
- serve
- settle
- shoot back
- solve
- squelch
- suffice
- suit
- talk back
- top
- unzip
- work
- work through
Définition of answered
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.
- verb reply, react
- verb solve; fulfill
- "Flattery to ourselves does not change the nature of what is wrong," answered Philothea.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "But in a maiden it would be less seemly," answered Philothea.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "The beauty that lies within has ever a mysterious power," answered Plato.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "His countenance and his voice troubled me, like the presence of evil," answered Philothea.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "He asked me if I liked white kids," answered the blushing peasant.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Birkenholt, sir,” answered Ambrose, “but our uncle is Harry Randall.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Hester had seen him from the window, and she answered the bell herself.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "Six hundred and thirty-five dollars," answered Robert, producing it.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "There's not much variety," he answered, with a convincing droop of depression.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- To the porter who answered his ring he handed the message to be put off at the first stop.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Antonyms for answered
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