Synonyms for response

Most common

reply · answer · respond · rejoinder

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Noun

Antonyms

question, inquiry, query

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

   When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.

Related words

Word family

respond responsibility responsible responsive responsiveness responsorium responsory

Phrases

reflex response response time call and response cold shock response conditioned response hunting response immune response quick response team

Forms

Plural

responses → replies, answers, responds, rejoinders…

Example sentences

• answer To my surprise, she could not answer the question.
• respond Scents, colors, and sounds respond to one another.
• reply There was no reply, even after several complaints.
• rejoinder "You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.
• reaction You showed that you were afraid of their reaction.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

reply²

6 letters

answer², retort²

7 letters

respond²

8 letters

reaction³, repartee³, antiphon³

9 letters

reception³, rejoinder³, antiphony

11 letters

replication⁴

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