Answer
Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Silence
Silence noun - Incapacity for or restraint from speaking.
How words are described
| long | long answer | long silence |
| usual | usual answer | usual silence |
| short | short answer | short silence |
| perfect | perfect answer | perfect silence |
| Other adjectives: true, likely, simple, actual, real, next. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Pericles figures out the riddle but doesn't actually answer, but the king figures out that Pericles figured it out and sends goons after Pericles to silence him.
Source: Parental Incest - The correct answer is silence, as there is no right answer.
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When Edgeworth asks her how she even gets that into her ponytail, her only answer is silence followed by a "No comment."
Source: Hair Decorations
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