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Synonyms for respond

16 synonyms
2 antonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

answer reply answer back return

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Answer — to say something in return; to answer; to reply

answer, reply, answer back, return, say, get back to, correspond, retort, counter, tally

Other

re-act, re-join, snap back

Noun

1. Response — A response

response, rejoinder, riposte

Antonyms

interrogate, inquire

All antonyms of respond →

Definitions

v. 1
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
to respond to a question or an argument
n. 1
A response.

Related words

Word family: responder responsive response responsibility responsible responsibleness responsiveness

Forms

Plural: responds → responses, rejoinders, ripostes…
Past participle: responded
e.g. responded → answered, replied, return'd, sayed…

Example sentences

answer To my surprise, she could not answer the question.
reply There was no reply, even after several complaints.
correspond I should like to have a friend to correspond with.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
respond		rising
answer		steady
reply		falling
correspond		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: say¹
5 letters: reply², tally²
6 letters: answer², return², retort²
7 letters: counter², riposte²
8 letters: response²
9 letters: rejoinder³
10 letters: correspond³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reply² = 2 syllables).