Query
Query noun - An act or instance of asking for information.
Usage example: please respond to my query at your earliest convenience
Response
Response noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Usage example: the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for
How words are described
| effective | effective query | effective response |
Both words in one sentence
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As Eli demonstrates in response to Oskar's query, if they don't get one... things get pretty messy.
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Cassandra Truth: "My name is Jane", Alice's repeated response to Larry's query as to her real name.
Source: Film / Closer -
All puppetmakers breathe a soul into their work." —Ghatsad the Puppetmaker, in response to the query "Do automatons have a soul?
Source: Do Androids Dream?
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Response and Query. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/query/response
Query & Response. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/query/response>.
Response or Query. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/query/response.
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