| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | solve; fulfill |
Synonyms: |
clarify, conform, correlate, correspond, crack*, deal with*, do*, dope, dope out, elucidate, fill, fit*, lick*, measure up, meet, pass, qualify, satisfy, serve, suffice, suit, unzip, work, work through |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even, be even with |
Synonyms: |
agree, amount to, approach, balance, be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, break even, come up to, compare, comprise, consist of, coordinate, correspond, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, equiponderate, keep pace with, level, live up to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rank with, reach, rise to, rival, run abreast, square with, tally, tie, touch |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, imbalance, unmatch, vary |
| Main Entry: | meet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform, carry out |
Synonyms: |
answer, approach, come up to, comply, cope with, discharge, equal, execute, fit, fulfill, gratify, handle, match, measure up, rival, satisfy, suffice, tie, touch |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge |
| Main Entry: | qualify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become ready, prepared |
Synonyms: |
authorize, capacitate, certify, check out, come up to snuff, commission, condition, cut it, earn one's wings, empower, enable, endow, entitle, equip, fill the bill, fit, get by, ground, hack it, make it, make the cut, make the grade, measure up, meet, pass, pass muster, permit, ready, sanction, score, suffice, suit, train |
Antonyms: |
be unprepared, disqualify |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal |
Synonyms: |
balance, be even, be neck and neck, be on a par, break even, deadlock, draw, even up, keep up with, match, measure up, meet, parallel, rival, touch |
Antonyms: |
fail, fall behind, go ahead, lose, succeed, surpass |
| Main Entry: | touch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare with; correspond to |
Synonyms: |
amount, approach, be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come to, come up to, equal, hold a candle to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rival, tie, verge on |
| Main Entry: | amount to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up to |
Synonyms: |
be equal to, check with, come to, consist of, develop into, equal, measure up, total, total up to |
Antonyms: |
differ, disproportion, imbalance |
| Main Entry: | check out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prove accurate or consistent |
Synonyms: |
agree, be verifiable, correspond, jibe, measure up |
| Main Entry: | pass muster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make the standard |
Synonyms: |
come through with flying colors, come up to scratch, come up to snuff, cut the mustard, do credit to, fill the bill, find favor with, get by, make it, make the cut, make the grade, measure up, meet with approval, pass, pass inspection, prove acceptable, recommend itself, satisfy requirements, stand the test, stand up, suffice |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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