Nouns (4)
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n. the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
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n. a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
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n. [a reply to a question or request]
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n. the speech act of replying to a question
Verbs (15)
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v. match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
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v. be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs"
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v. respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
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v. react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
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v. give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
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v. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
answer, resolve
v. understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
suffice, do, answer, serve
v. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
answer, reply, respond
v. react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
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Fuzzynyms (22)
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reply, response
n. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
riposte
n. (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
acknowledgment, acknowledgement
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
affirmation
n. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
confession
n. a public declaration of your faith
appreciation
n. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
gratitude
n. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"
reception, response
n. the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
rebutter, rebuttal
n. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
serve, function
v. serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
meet, fit, conform to
v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
repeat, echo
v. to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
acknowledge, receipt
v. report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
Synonyms (2)
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account, answer for
v. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
Antonyms (5)
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question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation
n. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
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