Answer and Plead

Answer

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

Plead is an antonym for answer.

Plead

Plead verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
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Synonyms for Plead

Answer is an antonym for plead in topics: beg, present a defense.

Nearby Words: pleading, pleader

Common collocations

charge answer charge plead charge
request answer request plead request
time answer time plead time
way answer way plead way
Other words: charges.

Both words in one sentence

  • Before you answer, you should know that if you plead "guilty" you'll be immediately extradited and U.N.S.
  • Answer: 11 expansions, 9 stuff packs, and a ton of downloadable content ranging from the mundane (hair and clothing) to the useful (a tablet computer which helps you learn any skill you wish) to the bizarre (a door where you can plead with the Grim Reaper to ressurect a dead family member).
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