Answer
Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Usage example: the standard answer of “Fine, thank you” when asked, “How are you?”
Non sequitur and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Non sequitur" instead a noun "Answer".
Non sequitur
Non sequitur noun - A reply that has no relevance to what preceded it.
Answer and non sequitur are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun phrase "Non sequitur".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reaction and answer
- reaction and non sequitur
- response and answer
- response and non sequitur
- acknowledgment and answer
- acknowledgment and non sequitur
- observation and answer
- observation and non sequitur
- remark and answer
- remark and non sequitur
- return and answer
- return and non sequitur
- comment and answer
- comment and non sequitur
Both terms in one sentence
- Notoriously difficult to interview since they hardly ever give a straight answer to any question put to them, instead usually saying something surreal or non sequitur.
Source: Cloudcuckoolander / Other
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