1. (noun)answer, reply, response a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation Synonyms: solvent, reception, answer, solution, reply, response, resolution, reaction, result
2. (verb)reply, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange Synonyms: response, reaction, reply, reception, answer
1. reply A verbal answer is a return of words to something that seems to call for them, and is made to a charge as well as to a question; an answer may be even made to an unspoken implication or manifesta Synonyms: answer, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retort
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