replying

Giving an answer

Replying is responding to something said or written.

The word emphasizes the back-and-forth nature of communication—you reply to a question, a letter, an email, a text: She's replying to comments on her post.

Reply suggests a more direct response than simply answering.

verbal

response

Answer to stimulus

answerSolution to query
retortQuick, cutting reply
rejoinderReply to a reply

comeback · riposte · repartee · quip · counter · rebuttal · refutation · acknowledgment · confirmation · denial

written

correspondence

Exchanged written communication

emailDigital written communication
textWritten or printed words
messageTransmitted communication

letter · memo · comment · post · thread · DM · chat · notification · inbox · send

conversational

dialogue

Spoken exchange between parties

exchangeMutual giving and receiving
banterPlayful, teasing exchange
discourseFormal communication on subjects

back-and-forth · volley · interlocution · turn-taking · follow-up · chiming · interjecting · responding · reciprocating · engaging

promptness

timely

Occurring when appropriate

delayedMade to wait longer
immediateHappening without delay
quickMoving with speed

slow · overdue · pending · awaited · belated · prompt · swift · tardy · responsive · unresponsive

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