Synonyms of replying

replying

verb

present participle of reply

1

as in responding

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)

replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responding
• reacting
• answering
• returning
• reading
• interpreting
• construing
• understanding
• managing
• retaliating
• coping (with)
• handling
• taking
• contending (with)
• negotiating
• grappling (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acting
• causing
• affecting
• behaving
• drawing
• effecting

2

as in answering

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction

please reply to my question at your earliest convenience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responding
• answering
• reacting
• commenting
• retorting
• rejoining
• returning
• explaining
• coming back
• acknowledging
• riposting
• corresponding
• remarking
• communicating
• countering
• refuting
• rebutting
• defending
• denying
• fielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asking
• inquiring
• questioning
• examining
• pumping
• interrogating
• challenging
• grilling
• surveying
• quizzing
• querying
• cross-examining
• polling

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of replying

Mikey is in the middle of replying to Tommy’s interrogation in his alien language, a puppeteer off camera controlling Mikey’s mouth, eyes and flippers using RC motors while another puppeteer wearing the Mikey costume controls his legs and arms. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024