answering Synonyms

acknowledging answering back replying reacting responding respondent vocalizing serve be responsible dealing with be punished be accountable satisfy making a reply attending to be liable answers countering warding back talk riposte suiting echoic telepathic suffer squelching acting corresponding correspondent defending dishing drawling echoing equivalent explaining handling hearkening complementary commenting addressing affecting analogous answered answer answerer antiphon barricading behaving blurting keying