Question

The woman replied boldly. Here 'replied' means. 1
(a) gave (b) answered
(c) questioned (d) inquired

Answer 1

'Replied' here means  b) 'answered'.

Synonyms

• In English Grammar, we can describe synonyms as words which have the same meaning.
• On the other hand, antonyms are words which are opposite of each other.
• Synonym for the word 'replied' will be words like answered , respond, retaliate etc. On the other hand, words like 'inquired' will be the antonyms for 'replied'.
• Hence, the correct option is b) answered.