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answer: n

1. acknowledgment, confirmation, reply; response, rejoinder, return, replication, respond-ence; retort, repartee, riposte, Sl. comeback, retaliation, back talk, Inf. sass.

2. counterblast, countercharge, recrimination, counterstatement, counterclaim, refutation, rebuttal; Both Law. surrebuttal, surrejoinder; Both Law. plea, defense.

3. solution, explanation, interpretation, justification, reason; key, clue.

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4. make answer, acknowledge, confirm; reply, respond, field, rejoin, return; retort, riposte, Sl. come back; answer back, talk back, Inf. sass; retaliate, get back at.

5. solve, satisfy, explain, interpret, justify.

6. serve, fulfill, satisfy, serve the purpose; do, be adequate, be sufficient, be enough, pass, pass muster, measure up.

7. conform, correspond, correlate, be similar, be like.

8. answer for

pay for, suffer for, atone for, make amends for, make reparation for, expiate; redeem, make good on, recompense, repay; redress, rectify, make or set right, put or set straight, settle.

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Synonyms:

Reply (especially to a question), rejoin, respond, say in reply, make answer, reply, or response, Reply to, respond to, make answer to, Reply, response, rejoinder, replication, retort, counter-statement / Be accountable, be responsible or liable, be security, go surety, Refute, meet by argument or explanation, Refutation, confutation, defence, plea / Correspond, be correlated, be counterpart, be like, be similar, Satisfy, fulfil, be suitable to, be sufficient for / Do, pass, serve, suit, be sufficient, be enough, do well enough, pass muster, be of use

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answer — an·swer 1 n 1: the defendant s written response to the plaintiff s complaint in a civil suit in which he or she may deny any of plaintiff s allegations, offer any defenses, and make any counterclaims against the plaintiff, cross claims against… … Law dictionary
answer — n reply, response, rejoinder, retort (see under ANSWER vb 1) Analogous words: defense, vindication, justification (see corresponding verbs at MAINTAIN): refutation, rebuttal (see corresponding verbs at DISPROVE) Contrasted words: question, query … New Dictionary of Synonyms
answer to — 1. To give an indication of accepting as one s name 2. To have as one s name (informal) 3. To be accountable to • • • Main Entry: ↑answer * * * answer to (the name of) often humorous be called … Useful english dictionary
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Answer — An swer, v. i. 1. To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response. [1913 Webster] There was no voice, nor any that answered. 1 Kings xviii. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a satisfactory response or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Answer — An swer, n. [OE. andsware, AS. andswaru; and against + swerian to swear. [root]177, 196. See {Anti }, and {Swear}, and cf. 1st {un }.] 1. A reply to a charge; a defense. [1913 Webster] At my first answer no man stood with me. 2 Tim. iv. 16. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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answer to — a person or thing regarded as the equivalent to a better known one from another place: → answer answer to be responsible or report to. → answer … English new terms dictionary
answer — [n] reply; reaction acknowledgment, antiphon, backcap*, back talk, band aid*, close, comeback, comment, cooler*, counterclaim, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, explanation, feedback, guff*, interpretation, justification, key, lip*,… … New thesaurus

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