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Synonyms for Reaction
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Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 2 votes

  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, 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, 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. James Colthurst:

    You could see her fading physically, it was clear to all those who knew her that the bulimia was a reaction to the circumstances she found herself in.

  2. Matt Smith:

    This is a knee-jerk reaction given that Bolton has been so adversarial with Iran, with his removal, there is an expectation there won't be as much vehemence in the tit-for-tat with Iran.

  3. Mohammad Rafiq:

    Children read comic books, fairy tales but we have grown up listening about Hindu, Muslim riots. My vote will be my reaction to our painful past, our time will also come.

  4. Carl Jung:

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

  5. Alyssa Dweck:

    I would not recommend putting itinsidethe vagina, it’s really tough to get this stuff out, especially if it’s causing a reaction. Fair enough for sexual play if you want to put this stuff on the vulva or other portions of the body and get an erotic experience—that’s fine. But I wouldn’t advise putting it inside.


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