Synonyms for reaction
riˈæk ʃənre·ac·tion

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1. chemical reaction, reactionnoun

   (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

   "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"

   Synonyms:
   chemical reaction, response

2. reactionnoun

   an idea evoked by some experience

   "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

   Synonyms:
   chemical reaction, response

3. reaction, responsenoun

   a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

   "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

   Synonyms:
   reply, chemical reaction, response, reception, answer

4. reactionnoun

   (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body

   "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

   Synonyms:
   chemical reaction, response

5. reactionnoun

   a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude

   "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

   Synonyms:
   chemical reaction, response

6. reactionnoun

   extreme conservatism in political or social matters

   "the forces of reaction carried the election"

   Synonyms:
   chemical reaction, response

7. reactionnoun

   doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like

   "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

   Synonyms:
   chemical reaction, response

Matched Categories

1. • Conservatism
   • Force
   • Idea
   • Mechanics
   • Resistance
   • Response

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reactionnoun

   Synonyms:
   rebound, recoil

2. reactionnoun

   Synonyms:
   reciprocal action

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "reaction":

   response, reactions, backlash, reactive, responses, overreaction, feedback, reply, respond, responsiveness, answer, intervention

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1. Liu Li-gang:

   The main reason was that the PMI was much lower than expected in January, so if there is no further policy reaction, it's very likely that China's Q1 GDP growth could fall below 7 percent.

2. Bradley Kim:

   The positive reaction Conner got from Conner Mertens team is probably the biggest reason I ’m able to come out to my team, conner Mertens’s just Conner Mertens. Conner Mertens ’ll reach out just to make sure I ’m doing OK. Just the type of person Conner is helped me a lot.

3. Drew Gottfried:

   It seems like just about everybody has gotten their own little bit of joy from seeing her reaction to our situation.

4. Jung:

   The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

5. Scott Sicherer:

   It's what a lot of families call trying to be' bite safe.' it's not that you're curing the allergy ; it's not that you're going to be able to eat peanut butter sandwiches, it's really just to have a better threshold so that if you accidentally ate something that had a little bit of peanut in it, maybe you wouldn't have a reaction or the reaction wouldn't be so bad.