Answer and Idea

Answer

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

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Idea and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Answer".

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Answer and idea are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

clear	clear answer	clear idea
best	best answer	best idea
exact	exact answer	exact idea
better	better answer	better idea
Other adjectives: common, right, original, reasonable, single, simple, stupid, popular, actual, real, big, wrong, bad, false, vague, general, possible, next, different.

Not only do the viewers generally not know the right answer, it's fairly rare than any of the "contestants" have any idea what's going on, even after the answer is explained.

Source: Viewers Are Geniuses
Mind Screwdriver: The story of the song (as featured in the concert programme) gives a clearer idea of what's going on, but it still doesn't answer everything.

Source: Music / Supper's Ready
This can be used both to get around the idea of having to answer how life arises in the first place, or as a justification for the similarities between life forms on very different planets.

Source: Panspermia

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