Answer and Decide

Answer

Answer verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.

Usage example: try to answer this riddle

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Decide and answer are semantically related In some cases you can use "Decide" instead the word "Answer" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: answered, answering, answerable, answerer, answerback

Decide

Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Antonyms for Decide

Answer and decide are semantically related in settle topic. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead the word "Decide" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as resolve.

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

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Common collocations

word	answer word	decide word
death	answer death	decide death
time	answer time	decide time
way	answer way	decide way
Other words: whatever, whom.

Both words in one sentence

They still won't take no for an answer and decide to handcuff themselves to Rocko and drag him to the stadium.

Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Western Animation
It's up to the reader to decide and what answer they decide on completely changes the story.

Source: Literature / The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Heroes may decide that total demolition is not the answer, and it's better to make the most out of what you have while allowing humanity to decide for itself.

Source: Utopia Justifies the Means

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