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2 : a solution of a problem

Synonyms

comeback, reply, response, retort, return; also banter, persiflage, repartee

Antonyms

inquiry, query, question

2answer verb 1 : to speak or write in reply to

2 : to be or make oneself responsible or accountable <~ for a debt>

3 : to be in conformity or correspondence <~ed to the description>

4 : to be adequate

5 : to offer a solution for

— an·swer·er noun

Synonyms

[1] rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return; also acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark

Antonyms

inquire, question

[2] comply, fill, fulfill, keep, meet, redeem, satisfy—more at FULFILL

[3] accord, agree, check, coincide, comport, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, square, tally—more at CHECK

[5] break, crack, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work, work out—more at SOLVE

an·swer·able adjective 1 : subject to taking blame or responsibility

2 : capable of being refuted

Synonyms

accountable, liable, responsible—more at RESPONSIBLE

answering machine noun : a machine that receives telephone calls by playing a recorded message and usu. by recording messages from callers

answering service noun : a commercial service that answers telephone calls for its clients

1ant noun : any of a family of small social insects related to the bees and living in communities usu. in earth or wood

2ant abbreviation antonym

Ant abbreviation Antarctica

1-ant noun suffix 1 : one that performs or promotes (a specified action)

2 : thing that is acted upon (in a specified manner)

2-ant adjective suffix 1 : performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)

2 : promoting (a specified action or process)

ant·ac·id noun : an agent that counteracts acidity

— antacid adjective

an·tag·o·nism noun 1 : active opposition or hostility

2 : opposition in physiological action

Synonyms

animosity, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, rancor—more at ENMITY

an·tag·o·nist noun : one that contends with or opposes another : ADVERSARY, OPPONENT

Synonyms

adversary, enemy, foe, opponent—more at ENEMY

an·tag·o·nis·tic adjective : marked by or resulting from antagonism

Synonyms

hostile, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic—more at HOSTILE

an·tag·o·nize verb -nized; -niz·ing : to provoke the hostility of

Synonyms

anger, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil—more at ANGER

ant·arc·tic adjective, often cap : of or relating to the south pole or the region near it

antarctic circle noun, often cap A&C : the parallel of latitude that is approximately 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator

1ante noun : a poker stake put up before the deal to build the pot; also : an amount paid : PRICE

2ante verb an·ted; an·te·ing 1 : to put up (an ante)

2 : PAY

ant·eat·er noun : any of several mammals (as an aardvark) that feed mostly on ants or termites

an·te·bel·lum adjective : existing before a war; especially : existing before the U.S. Civil War of 1861-65

an·te·ced·ent noun 1 : a noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause referred to by a personal or relative pronoun

2 : a preceding event or cause

3 plural : the significant conditions of one's earlier life

4 a : one that precedes : PREDECESSOR; especially : a model or stimulus for later developments

b plural : ANCESTORS

Synonyms

[2] cause, occasion, reason—more at CAUSE

[4a] ancestor, forerunner, precursor—more at ANCESTOR

antecedent adjective : earlier in time or order

Synonyms

anterior, foregoing, preceding, previous, prior—more at PREVIOUS

an·te·cham·ber noun : ANTEROOM

an·te·date verb 1 : to date (a paper) as of an earlier day than that on which the actual writing or signing is done

2 : to precede in time

Synonyms

forego, precede—more at PRECEDE

an·te·di·lu·vi·an adjective 1 : of the period before