Answer and Dictate

Answer

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

Dictate is an antonym for answer.

Dictate

Dictate noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

Answer is an antonym for dictate in command topic.

Common collocations

number answer number dictate number
way answer way dictate way
letter answer letter dictate letter
yes answer yes dictate yes
Other words: letters.

Both words in one sentence

  • Among the Green Sun Princes, the favored of Cecelyne can make these and dictate terms thanks to the Verdant Emptiness Endowment Charm, which allows them to answer wishes made even in jest.
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