English adjective: respondent | |||
| 1. | respondent replying | ||
| Samples | An answering glance. An answering smile. | ||
| Synonyms | answering | ||
| Similar | responsive | ||
| Antonyms | unresponsive | ||
English noun: respondent | |||
| 1. | respondent (person) the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | co-defendant, codefendant | ||
| 2. | respondent (person) someone who responds | ||
| Synonyms | answerer, responder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicator | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assenter, equivocator, examinee, hedger, interviewee, tergiversator, testee | ||