RESPONDER Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

responder

noun

as in answerer

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Recent Examples of responder The call ends abruptly, but the responder sends police officers to the woman’s location. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Still, co-responder teams have been found to reduce emergency-room trips. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Requests to the models were blocked by providers' safety guardrails, which couldn't determine the incident responder from the attacker. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Toward the back, the walls filled with displays of patches from first-responder agencies worldwide — and in the seats beneath those patches, often, sat police and firefighters, whose company Fanara prized. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Healthcare executives evaluating emerging therapies are likely to focus on metrics such as responder rates, symptom improvement, medication changes, healthcare utilization, safety outcomes, and total cost of care. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 During another call, a responder on their way to the scene asks Jonathan for his location. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Ramdath said police have also become more interested in working with other professionals, like social workers, in first-responder situations. — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 The letter highlights critical questions regarding standards of care, medical evacuation capabilities, responder recruitment and retention, patient rights, and the potential diversion of resources from controlling outbreaks at their source. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026

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One replier even proposed taking women to the city dump to shoot rats.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of replier

Noun

Any survey respondent can volunteer for the advisory committee.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The options for the gender that the respondent currently identifies with that differs from that registered at birth are man, woman, nonbinary, prefer not to answer or another term that the respondent can provide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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