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Definition of responded : of Respond

Synonyms:

fended, secured, safeguarded, opposed, argued, saved, protected, guarded, buffered, barricaded, sustained, shielded, screened, warded, backfired, counterattacked, policed, covered, sheltered, upheld, supported, barred, averted, resisted

justified, denied, objected, reacted, refuted, defended

reciprocated, reprised, avenged, revenged, repaid, exchanged, counteracted, returned fire, redressed, retaliated

fumbled, felt, undergone, handled, touched, probed, fingered, sensed, groped, experienced, underwent

answered, retorted, countercharged, expounded, countered, echoed, returned, rebutted, explained, replied, acknowledged, came back, counter-accused

Usage examples:

• " There's many a poor maid that's thought otherwise," responded Mrs. Penticost. - "Secret Bread", F. Tennyson Jesse.
• Well, well, responded the Trapper, have it your own way. - "How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas", W. H. H. Murray.
• Just so, responded the captain, and everybody knows that he was an old man. - "The Lighthouse", Robert Ballantyne.