| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
Antonyms: |
ask, question |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to communicate by telephone |
Synonyms: |
beep, blast*, bleep, buzz, contact, get back to, phone, ring, telephone |
Antonyms: |
receive |
| Main Entry: | reply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, be in touch, come back, counter, echo, feedback, field the question, get back to, react, reciprocate, rejoin, respond, retaliate, retort, return, riposte, shoot back, squelch, top*, write back |
Antonyms: |
question, request |
| Main Entry: | respond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in answer to something |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, act in response, answer, answer back, be in touch with, behave, come back, come back at, come in, counter, feedback, feel for, field the question, get back to, get in touch, react, reciprocate, rejoin, reply, retort, return, talk back |
Antonyms: |
ask, question, request |
| Main Entry: | telephone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate through telephone system |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, call, call up, contact, dial, get back to, get on the horn, get on the line, give a call, give a jingle, give a ring, make a call, phone, pick up*, put a call through, ring, ring up, touch base with |
| Main Entry: | phone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | telephone |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, call, call up, contact, dial, get back to, get on the horn, get on the line, get someone on the horn, give a call, give a jingle, give a ring, make a call, pick up*, put a call through, ring, ring up, touch base with |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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