Answer and Claim

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

Claim is an antonym for answer.

Claim

Claim noun - An entitlement to something.

Answer is an antonym for claim in topics: property, demand.

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

How words are described

best best answer best claim
particular particular answer particular claim
better better answer better claim
common common answer common claim
Other adjectives: right, original, true, reasonable, single, stupid, actual, real, big, serious, false, easy, well-known, general, final, plausible, next, last, latter.

Common collocations

part answer part claim part
name answer name claim name
time answer time claim time
money answer money claim money

Both words in one sentence

  • Chewbacca Defense This lets the other debater claim your failure to answer a few points as proof that you couldn't answer.
  • In order to claim the jackpot, a player had to hit the Big Bank space, then answer a question correctly.
  • If I Wanted You Dead...: Rona's answer to Groat's claim that she teamed up with Silvercheek to frame him.
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