respond | Definition of respond

Synonyms and Antonyms of respond

1 to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)

doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

Synonyms of respond

Words Related to respond

construe, interpret, read, take, understand

contend (with), cope (with), grapple (with), handle, manage, negotiate

Near Antonyms of respond

affect, cause, draw, effect

2 to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

Synonyms of respond

answer, come back, rejoin, reply, retort, return, riposte

Words Related to respond

acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark

counter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refute

Near Antonyms of respond

challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quiz

poll, query, survey

Antonyms of respond

ask, inquire, question