ADJ
brief, quick, short
He gave a quick answer without thinking carefully about the question.
blunt, direct, straight
She gave a blunt answer when asked about why she left the company.
detailed, full, precise | immediate | final | affirmative, positive | negative | honest, reasonable, sensible | dusty
VERB + ANSWER
get, have, receive
I finally received an answer from the company about my job application last week.
demand | wait for
give sb, offer
The teacher waited patiently while the student gave her answer to the difficult math problem.
guess, know
She didn't know the answer to the question, so she just guessed.
ANSWER + VERB
come
The solution finally came after weeks of searching through old documents.
PREP
in ~ to
In answer to your question, I forgot my keys at home this morning.
~ to
She gave a clear answer to the email he sent yesterday.
ADJ
easy, instant, ready, simple
clear, clear-cut, obvious
If you study hard, the clear answer to improving your grades is spending more time on homework.
logical, reasonable, sensible | adequate, real, satisfactory | complete, convincing, definitive, effective, good, long-term, perfect | partial
VERB + ANSWER
have, know
Nobody knew the answer to the final question on the test.
look for, seek
arrive at, come up with, find
After weeks of research, the scientists finally came up with an answer to the problem.
give sb, offer, provide
The doctor offered an answer to my question about the medication's side effects.
PREP
~ to
The government is still searching for a solution to the housing crisis.
PHRASES
have/know all the answers
She always acts like she has all the answers, but she's never actually listened to anyone else's ideas.
ADJ
acceptable, appropriate, correct, right | incorrect, wrong
written
She provided a written answer to each question on the application form.
VERB + ANSWER
give
guess
She guessed the answer on the final exam question because she hadn't studied the material.
know
print, write
The teacher asked us to write our answers in complete sentences.
PREP
~ to
She finally found the answer to the problem after working on it all week.
ADV
affirmatively, in the affirmative
When I asked if she wanted to join us, she answered affirmatively without hesitation.
in the negative, negatively
honestly, truthfully
When the teacher asked about the missing homework, Maria answered truthfully about what happened.
correctly
fully
The doctor's explanation didn't fully answer my concerns about the treatment.
satisfactorily | evasively | coldly, curtly | calmly | quietly, softly