Reply and Sounding out
Opposite meaning terms
Reply
Reply verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).
Sounding out is an antonym for reply.
Sounding out
Reply is an antonym for sounding out in topics: explore, ask for answer, ask questions and evaluate.
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Sounding out and Reply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reply/sounding_out
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Sounding out or Reply. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reply/sounding_out.
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