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Synonyms for reaction
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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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. reactionnoun

    Synonyms:
    rebound, recoil

  2. reactionnoun

    Synonyms:
    reciprocal action

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How to use reaction in a sentence?

  1. Tracey Pickard:

    My immediate gut reaction was to get out and just smile at somebody and be able to talk about it.

  2. Caroline Bain:

    Whether the Fed hikes tomorrow or not, it's hard to see a massive reaction either way. We've had so much warning this year that the big move in the dollar could be behind us.

  3. Antigone Michaelides:

    After two years of Covid madness, I'm struggling to make sense of policy. And I can't, i think most people's reaction and perspective on all things covid is visceral rather than cerebral – at least in my experience. And so I've found that most people cling to their viewpoint regardless of what facts are presented.

  4. Le Maire:

    If tomorrow there is an increase in tariffs, like in the car industry, including on cars, our reaction should be united and strong to show that Europe is a united and sovereign power, the question is no longer whether or not there will be a trade war, the war has already started.

  5. Boston Police Superintendent William Evans:

    We believed he was a threat, the level of alarm brought us to question him today. I don't think anyone expected the reaction we got out of him.


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