Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

462. Answer — N. answer, response, reply, replication, riposte,

rejoinder, surrejoinder†, rebutter, surrebutter†, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription†; antiphon†, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement. discovery &c 480.1; solution &c (explanation) 522; rationale &c (cause) 153; clue &c (indication) 550. Oedipus; oracle &c 513; return &c (record) 551. V. answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin; give for answer, return for answer; acknowledge, echo. explain &c (interpret) 522; solve &c (unriddle) 522; discover &c 480.1; fathom, hunt out &c (inquire) 461; satisfy, set at rest, determine. Adj. answering &c v.; responsive, respondent; conclusive. Adv. because &c (cause) 153; on the scent, on the right scent. Int. eureka!,