One of these is, “I feel good,” for “I feel well.” “Good,” so employed, refers to moral health. Another form of opposition to feeling good is that good is commonly used as an adjective, and so the verb feel should be followed by the adverb of well.

So, here are 15 ways to respond and turn that “I don’t know” into an Aha moment!

1. “This is a good place to start.
2. Simply use silence.
3. “Remember that just because you answer, doesn’t mean you need to do anything about it.”
4. You may want to use a softener before this question: “What are you pretending not to know?”

List of 40 other ways to say I don’t know in English.