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A correct answer is a response that accurately addresses a question or problem.
The phrase emphasizes rightness over alternatives: There's only one correct answer to this math problem.
In contexts with multiple valid responses, the correct answer may mean the expected or officially accepted one rather than the only true possibility.
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- accurateConforming to fact
- trueAccurate or loyal
- on the noseExactly accurate or correct
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
got it right · bingo · you got it · exact · precise · spot-on · right on the money · nailed · winner · check · green · gold star · full marks · aced it · tick · ding · solved · bullseye
- test takingA, B, C, D, E
- pupil responseshand raising, question asking, nodding, head shaking, participation
- game showsbuzzer, buzzers, contestant, contestants, jackpot
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- green thingsgrass, leaves, trees, frogs, limes
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
correct answerwrong answer
Incorrect reply to query
error · mistake · blunder · falsehood · misstatement
correct answernon-answer
Evasive reply
no answer · gibberish · evasion · non sequitur · wild guess
correct, correction, corrections, corrective, correctively, correctly, correctness, incorrect, incorrectly