Answer and Speaking to

Answer

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

Speaking to is an antonym for answer.

Speaking to

Definitions of Answer not found.

Answer is an antonym for speaking to.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Series / House of Cards (US) Upon receiving no answer, he glances at the camera, says "Perhaps I'm speaking to the wrong audience," then turns his head down and reveals he's actually addressing Satan.
  • Taken a step further with Batman, who went nearly 12 issues without directly speaking to Kyle, and when he finally did, his comment was that Nintendo had a lot to answer for.
  • Video Game / Telltale's Game of Thrones When speaking to Cersei in Episode 5, you can consistently refuse to answer.
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