RESPONDING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

responding

verb

present participle of respond

as in reacting

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

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as in replying

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

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Recent Examples of responding That broader mission could give the Army another option for responding to different aerial targets. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 Governors are responding the only way the current system allows. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 The discovery was made Wednesday in the Hickory Ridge area of east Charlotte, and responding officers report a man drenched in sweat tried to rub them down with garlic and bite them, according to an affidavit. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 How stakeholders are responding The UN views space safety and space sustainability as urgent priorities. — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Friday, Idaho State Police were responding to a single-vehicle accident on State Highway 55 that was holding up traffic on the north-south connector between the Treasure Valley and the popular getaway. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 The medical community is responding to the heightened interest in menopause. — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Addiction medicine experts see the businesses responding to a significant unmet medical need. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 Here’s what to know about the pouches, their potential risks and how schools are responding. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Read more about Cuban’s bold swing and how experts are reacting.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Buyers are reacting less to the weekly move in rates but more to the overall higher level.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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