answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
replied — to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question.
trusted — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
verb queried
believed — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
praised — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.