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Respondent

Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.

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Responsive 84% connected

That responds; ready or inclined to respond.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Responsive 84% connected

That responds; ready or inclined to respond.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Narrower term 5

Assenter 76% connected

One who assents.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Equivocator 76% connected

One who equivocates.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Examinee 76% connected

A person examined.

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Hedger 76% connected

One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tergiversator 76% connected

One who tergiversates; one who suffles, or practices evasion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Codefendant 76% connected

A joint defendant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Communicator 76% connected

One who communicates.

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Derivationally related 4

Answer 74% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Answer 74% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Respond 74% connected

To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Respond 74% connected

To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Answerer 92% connected

One who answers.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Answering 92% connected

of Answer

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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