responds
Gives an answer
Responds is the verb respond in its third-person singular form.
To respond is to answer or react: She always responds to emails within the hour.
The word covers replies in conversation, reactions to stimuli, and answers to situations: The patient responds well to treatment.
He responds to criticism by working harder.
Verbal or written answer
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- riposteSwift clever reply
comeback · counter · refutation · acknowledgment · confirmation · denial · refusal · acceptance
Commitment to wed or attend
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- interplayReciprocal action between things
back-and-forth · rapport · participation · collaboration · cooperation · involvement · give-and-take · liaison
Backward force from discharge
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
- startleFrighten suddenly
- winceReflexive recoil from distress
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
bristle · blush · gasp · sigh · tears · laughter · smiles · frown
Transmitted communication
- emailDigital written communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- memoBrief internal message
- statementExpressed claim or fact
announcement · notification · dispatch · bulletin · communique · broadcast · declaration · transmission
reply
Verbal or written answer
riposte · comeback · counter · refutation · acknowledgment · confirmation · denial · refusal · acceptance · consent
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
interplay · back-and-forth · rapport · participation · collaboration · cooperation · involvement · give-and-take · liaison · interface
recoil
Backward force from discharge
shudder · bristle · blush · gasp · sigh · tears · laughter · smiles · frown · grimace
message
Transmitted communication
statement · announcement · notification · dispatch · bulletin · communique · broadcast · declaration · transmission · report
- taking actionacts, moves, take action, go for it, step forward
respondsignores
Refuses to acknowledge
disregards · overlooks · neglects · stonewalls · tunes out
- take responsibilityAccept fault for outcomes
- call and responseAlternating vocal pattern
- not respondingFailing to react
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- no responseAbsence of reply
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