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responds - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: respond
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: act in answer to something
Synonyms: acknowledge, answer, behave, come back, come in, counter, feedback, react, reciprocate, rejoin, reply, retort, return, act in response, answer back, be in touch with, come back at, feel for, field the question, get back to, get in touch, talk back
Notes: respond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question
Antonyms: ask, question, request
Main Entry: acknowledge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: verbally recognize receipt of something
Synonyms: address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Main Entry: act
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: do something
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, begin, carry on, carry out, consummate, cook, create, develop, do, do a number, do one's thing, enforce, execute, function, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it*, go in for, go that route, go to town, intrude, knock off*, labor, make progress, maneuver, move, officiate, operate, percolate*, perk*, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside, pursue, respond, serve, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, undertake, work out
Antonyms: abstain, cease, discontinue, give up, halt, hesitate, idle, refrain, stop
Main Entry: answer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reply, react
Synonyms: acknowledge, argue, back talk, claim, comeback, contest, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, get back at*, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass*, say, settle, solve, squelch, top*, answer back, back at you, be in touch, counterclaim, field the question, get back to, give a snappy comeback, shoot back, talk back
Antonyms: ask, question
Main Entry: counter
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: answer, respond in retaliation
Synonyms: backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, counteract, cross, dash, disappoint, foil, frustrate, hinder, match, meet, offset, oppose, parry, pit, resist, respond, retaliate, return, ruin, take on, thumbs down, vie, counterwork, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, hit back, play off, ward off
Main Entry: echo
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: repeat, copy
Synonyms: ape, ditto*, imitate, impersonate, mimic, mirror, parallel, parrot, react, recall, redouble, reflect, reiterate, reproduce, resemble, resound, respond, reverberate, ring, second, vibrate, do like, go like, make like, rubber-stamp
Main Entry: fit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: belong, correspond
Synonyms: accord, agree, answer, apply, become, click*, concur, conform, consist, dovetail*, go, harmonize, interlock, join, match, meet, parallel, relate, respond, set, suit, tally, be apposite, be apt, be comfortable, be consonant, be in keeping, befit, go together, go with, have its place
Main Entry: nod
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gesture with head
Synonyms: acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, beckon, bend, bow, concur, consent, curtsy, dip, duck, greet, indicate, recognize, respond, salute, sign, signal, say yes
Main Entry: obey
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: conform, give in
Synonyms: abide by, accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, act upon, adhere to, agree, answer, assent, be loyal to, be ruled by, bow to, carry out, comply, concur, discharge, do as one says, do one's bidding, do one's duty, do what is expected, do what one is told, embrace, execute, follow, fulfill, get in line, give way, heed, hold fast, keep, knuckle under*, live by, mind, observe, perform, play second fiddle, respond, serve, submit, surrender, take orders, toe the line*
Antonyms: disobey, mutiny, rebel
Main Entry: plead
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: present a defense
Synonyms: adduce, advocate, allege, argue, assert, cite, cop a plea, declare, maintain, present, respond, vouch, answer charges, avouch, give evidence, plea bargain, put forward, use as excuse
Antonyms: decide, punish, sentence
Main Entry: reciprocate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: exchange, alternate; equal
Synonyms: barter, be equivalent, correspond, feel in return, interchange, make up for, match, pay one's dues, recompense, render, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, retort, return, return the compliment, scratch one's back, serve out, share, square, swap, swing, tit for tat*, trade, vacillate
Antonyms: deny, refuse
Main Entry: reply
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: answer
Synonyms: acknowledgment, back talk*, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, knee-jerk reaction*, lip*, reaction, rejoinder, respond, response, retaliation, retort, return, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, antiphon, reciprocation, vibes
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: reply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: answer
Synonyms: acknowledge, come back*, counter, echo, feedback, react, reciprocate, rejoin, respond, retaliate, retort, return, riposte, squelch*, top*, be in touch, field the question, get back to, shoot back, write back
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: requite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compensate, give in return
Synonyms: indemnify, make, pay, quit, reciprocate, recompense, redeem, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, respond, restitution, retaliate, return, revenge, reward, satisfy, settle, make amends, make good, pay off
Antonyms: dissatisfy, refuse
Main Entry: response
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: answer, reaction
Synonyms: acknowledgment, back talk*, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, hit, kickback*, knee-jerk reaction*, lip*, rejoinder, reply, respond, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, antiphon, double-take, vibes
Antonyms: asking, question, request
Main Entry: retort
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: snappy answer
Synonyms: back talk, comeback, cooler, counter, crack*, gag*, jape, jest, joke, lip*, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, witticism, antiphon, back answer, parting shot, topper
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: retort
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: answer
Synonyms: counter, crack*, rebut, rejoin, repay, reply, requite, respond, retaliate, return, riposte, sass*, squelch*, top*, answer back, come back at, shoot back, snap back, talk back
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: return
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: answer
Synonyms: comeback, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, retort, riposte, antiphon
Antonyms: question, request
Main Entry: return
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: answer
Synonyms: announce, bring in, come back, come in, communicate, declare, deliver, pass, rejoin, render, reply, report, respond, retort, state, submit, arrive at, come to
Antonyms: ask, request
Main Entry: say
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make declaration
Synonyms: add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap*, gab*, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip*, maintain, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, rap*, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel*, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak*, break silence, give voice, make known, put forth, put into words
Antonyms: ask, question, request
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