Answer and Buttonhole

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

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Buttonhole is an antonym for answer.

Buttonhole verb - Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.

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Answer is an antonym for buttonhole in pressure topic.

Nearby Words: buttonholed, buttonholing

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