Thesaurus:respond

Thesaurus

respond

English

Verb

Sense: to give written or spoken response

Synonyms

• respond
• answer
• retort
• answer back
• react
• rejoin
• counter
• return    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reply    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• disobey    [⇒ thesaurus]
• obey    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:reply

Further reading

• “462. answer” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “respond” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.