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. Michael Nawrath:

   This new building can be seen as a defiant reaction to the arrival of others moving into a space Roche has dominated for the last 15 years.

2. Richard Schott:

   I’ve actually seen rocks fly over the tree line, and I can feel it in my body, it’s like a nuclear reaction or something.

3. Albino Oliveira:

   Strong falls in bank shares in the last few days, especially Millennium BCP, drew the attention of investors who took advantage to get back into these stocks at lower prices amid high volatility, the lack of reaction in debt yields to the environment of political uncertainty shows the market is following the situation but is not stressing out about it.

4. Katarzyna Sokl:

   Hydrogenase is an enzyme present in algae that is capable of reducing protons into hydrogen, during evolution, this process has been deactivated because it wasn’t necessary for survival but we successfully managed to bypass the inactivity to achieve the reaction we wanted — splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   By any objective standard the president got crushed in this election. So I’ve been perplexed by the reaction since the election, the sort of in your face dramatic move to the left. I don’t know what we can expect in terms of reaching bipartisan agreement.