Answer and Figure

Answer

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

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

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

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Answer and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead the word "Figure" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

better	better answer	better figure
perfect	perfect answer	perfect figure
original	original answer	original figure
reasonable	reasonable answer	reasonable figure
Other adjectives: single, popular, powerful, actual, real, big, well-known.

It was only figured out when a psychologist asked the horse a question nobody knew the answer to, and the horse couldn't figure out how to answer.

Source: Evil-Detecting Dog
Usually, though, he makes his disorder work for him, as the obvious answer to his clue masks the real answer, which is much more difficult to figure out.

Source: Idiosyncrazy
When asked about this, the computer responds that it is able to figure out the answer, but they need another computer to calculate what the question is.

Source: Mathematician's Answer

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