responding
Reacting to input
Responding is answering or reacting to something—a question, a situation, a stimulus.
The word implies that something came first and this is the reply or reaction: She's not responding to my texts, The patient is responding well to treatment, First responders are responding to the scene.
It suggests engagement rather than initiation.
Solution to query
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- riposteSwift clever reply
counter · rebuttal · comeback · echo · confirmation · affirmation · reciprocation · antiphon
Involuntary stimulus response
- impulseSudden urge to act
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- startleFrighten suddenly
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
wince · cringe · shudder · blink · grimace · scowl · frown · smirk
Act of taking part
- involvementState of being engaged
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- contributionSomething given to help
- attentionFocused mental awareness
focus · initiative · action · collaboration · cooperation · connection · attentiveness · receptiveness
Detailed evaluative analysis
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
input · suggestion · analysis · reflection · interpretation · opinion · constructive · praise
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- messageTransmitted communication
statement · declaration · pronouncement · communique · interlocution · colloquy · parley · chat
answer
Solution to query
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- rejoinderReply to a reply
riposte · counter · rebuttal · comeback · echo · confirmation · affirmation · reciprocation · antiphon · clarification
reflex
Involuntary stimulus response
flinch · wince · cringe · shudder · blink · grimace · scowl · frown · smirk · smile
participation
Act of taking part
- involvementState of being engaged
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- contributionSomething given to help
attention · focus · initiative · action · collaboration · cooperation · connection · attentiveness · receptiveness · openness
critique
Detailed evaluative analysis
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
commentary · input · suggestion · analysis · reflection · interpretation · opinion · constructive · praise · counterpoint
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
message · statement · declaration · pronouncement · communique · interlocution · colloquy · parley · chat · talk
- conversationlistening, talk, talking, chat, speaking
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- verbal responsesreplying, retorting, confirming, denying, agreeing
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
- stepping upstepping up, volunteering, taking action, rising up, pitching in
respondingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · nonresponding · blanking · stonewalling · tuning out
respondingasking
Posing questions
initiating · questioning · inquiring · prompting · querying
respondingunresponsive
Failing to react or reply
passive · inert · nonreactive · inactive · unaffected
- not respondingFailing to react