answers

Noun

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
  • "the answers were in the back of the book"
• the speech act of replying to a question
• 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
• a nonverbal reaction
• plural of answer

Verb

• react verbally
• respond to a signal
• give the correct answer or solution to
• understand the meaning of
• give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
• be liable or accountable
• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
• match or correspond
  • "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
• be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
• react to a stimulus or command
  • "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of answer

Synonyms

answer, do, reply, resolution, resolve, respond, response, result, serve, solution, solvent, suffice

Antonyms

question