Answer and Proof

Answer

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

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

Proof noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.

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Answer and proof are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Proof".

Nearby Words: proofed, proofing

clear	clear answer	clear proof
best	best answer	best proof
better	better answer	better proof
common	common answer	common proof
Other adjectives: direct, original, true, obvious, simple, logical, actual, definite, real, conclusive, possible, final, definitive, official, last, concrete.

The answer to both questions appears to be Sakaki, though we have only the editing as proof.

Source: Answer Cut
This lets the other debater claim your failure to answer a few points as proof that you couldn't answer.

Source: Chewbacca Defense
There is one variant that instead makes it the last question to a long exam, specifying that the student answered every other question perfectly as proof that they most likely could answer the courage question conventionally but chose not to.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life

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