Answer and Bid

Opposite meaning words

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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Bid is an antonym for answer.

Bid verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Answer is an antonym for bid in ask for topic.

Nearby Words: bidding, bidder, biding, bided

best	best answer	best bid
exact	exact answer	exact bid
perfect	perfect answer	perfect bid
original	original answer	original bid
Other adjectives: straight, single, obvious, actual, serious, general, final, official, next, last, different, previous.

name	answer name	bid name
number	answer number	bid number
time	answer time	bid time
way	answer way	bid way
Other words: points, fans, questions.

The players would outbid each other until one was challenged to answer, or until someone bid the maximum of eight.

Source: Series / Wipeout (1988)
Round 2 - Gambling Debt: The two remaining players were shown a category, and would bid on how many of the five clues they could answer correctly.

Source: Series / Debt
The winning bidder had to answer the number of questions he bid to get that dollar amount.

Source: Auction

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