Definition for Reaction:

• The resistance made by a body to the action or impulse of another body; an action or force arising in opposition to another which has preceded.

Synonyms for Reaction:

• n.

  •
  • amplitude,
  • bonding,
  • calorific,
  • backsliding,
  • centripetal force,
  • absorbance,
  • regression,
  • relapse,
  • capillary action,
  • retreat,
  • retrenchment,
  • balance,
  • attraction,
  • stability,
  • retrogression,
  • centrifugal force,
  • air resistance,
  • withdrawal.
  •
  • allergy,
  • anaphylactic shock,
  • anaphylaxis,
  • allergen,
  • allergic,
  • hypersensitive,
  • intolerant,
  • hypoallergenic,
  • antigen.
  •
  • outburst.
  •
  • willfulness.
  •acceptance; acknowledgment (noun)
  • reception.
  •acknowledgment (noun)
  • addressings,
  • hailings,
  • re-action,
  • re-actions,
  • statement,
  • re actions,
  • re action.
  •act (noun)
  • reaction.
  •action (noun)
  • haste,
  • ballgame,
  • in work,
  • big idea,
  • motion,
  • stir,
  • in the works,
  • spirit,
  • enterprise,
  • industry,
  • enterprises,
  • hopper,
  • flurry,
  • Movements,
  • hoppers.
  •adverse or unwanted secondary effect (noun)
  • side effect.
  •answer (noun)
  • reply.
  •attitude (noun)
  • Philosophies,
  • leaning,
  • stance,
  • like it is,
  • where one is at,
  • say so,
  • headset,
  • leanings,
  • headsets,
  • head-set,
  • notion,
  • mindtrip.
  •backlash (noun)
  • resistance,
  • re-coils,
  • retaliation,
  • re coil,
  • counter-actions,
  • re-coil,
  • counter-action,
  • counter action,
  • re coils,
  • counter actions.
  •belief (noun)
  • opinion.
  •chemical reaction (noun)
  • chemical reaction.
  •coming again (noun)
  • return.
  •consequence (noun)
  • After-math,
  • follow-up,
  • after math,
  • after maths,
  • follow-ups,
  • after effect,
  • up-shot,
  • up-shots,
  • followups,
  • up shot,
  • spin-off,
  • out growth,
  • followup,
  • repercussion,
  • follow throughs,
  • up shots,
  • aftereffect,
  • out-growth,
  • follow up,
  • out-growths,
  • out growths,
  • can worms,
  • follow ups,
  • after-maths.
  •consequence, effect (noun)
  • outcome.
  •effect (noun)
  • materialization,
  • pursuance,
  • reflexes,
  • causatum,
  • flak,
  • sequent,
  • resultant.
  •effect brought about by something (noun)
  • result.
  •energy (noun)
  • horsepower,
  • wattage,
  • juice,
  • voltages,
  • conductivities,
  • voltage,
  • radioactivities,
  • conductivity,
  • RAYS,
  • wattages,
  • kilowatt,
  • dynamism,
  • radioactivity,
  • kilowatts.
  •feedback (noun)
  • re-buttal,
  • re buttals,
  • re-buttals,
  • re buttal.
  •feeling (noun)
  • excitation,
  • innervation,
  • motor response,
  • motility,
  • empathy,
  • sensuality,
  • sensitivities,
  • innervations,
  • responsiveness,
  • excitability,
  • motilities.
  •outcome (noun)
  • blowoffs,
  • blowoff,
  • end result,
  • end results,
  • out come,
  • out comes,
  • out-comes,
  • out-come.
  •political conservativism (noun)
  • obscurantism,
  • right wing,
  • right,
  • status quo,
  • counterrevolution,
  • Toryism.
  •reaction (noun)
  • response.
  •reception (noun)
  • Recipience.
  •repercussion (noun)
  • followthrough,
  • re-bounds,
  • re-bound,
  • re percussion,
  • re-percussion,
  • re echoes,
  • re bound,
  • follow-through,
  • re-echoes,
  • re echo,
  • followthroughs,
  • re percussions,
  • re-echo,
  • re bounds,
  • re-percussions,
  • follow-throughs.
  •reply (noun)
  • vibe,
  • re tort,
  • antiphons,
  • re torts,
  • knee jerk reaction,
  • re joinders,
  • re-joinders,
  • antiphon,
  • re-tort,
  • re-joinder,
  • kneejerk reaction,
  • vibes,
  • re joinder,
  • re-torts.
  •response (noun)
  • counterbalance,
  • boomerang,
  • lip,
  • revulsion,
  • counterpoise,
  • refutation,
  • feedback,
  • back talk,
  • take,
  • reciprocation,
  • acknowledgment,
  • kickback,
  • defense,
  • rebound,
  • reagency,
  • kick,
  • rebuttal,
  • wisecrack,
  • counteraction,
  • excuse,
  • justification,
  • rejoinder,
  • explanation,
  • objection,
  • HIT,
  • echo,
  • compensation,
  • reflection,
  • denial,
  • answer,
  • reverberation,
  • receptivity,
  • knee-jerk,
  • sass,
  • retort,
  • snappy comeback,
  • double-take,
  • recoil,
  • attitude,
  • comeback,
  • riposte,
  • backfire.
  •result (noun)
  • ensuals,
  • pro-duct,
  • outcroppings,
  • out-cropping,
  • out cropping,
  • de termination,
  • de-terminations,
  • fruition,
  • ensual,
  • de-termination,
  • pro ducts,
  • outcropping,
  • de terminations.
  •result, outcome of action (noun)
  • consequence.
  •retroaction (noun)
  • doubletake,
  • doubletakes,
  • retro-actions,
  • retro-action,
  • double-takes,
  • retro actions,
  • retro action.
  •return (noun)
  • re appearance,
  • re-possession,
  • re establishments,
  • reinstatement,
  • Revisitation,
  • re-coiling,
  • re-occurrence,
  • re possession,
  • re versions,
  • re-possessions,
  • Recrudescences,
  • re placement,
  • re-version,
  • reinstatements,
  • re coiling,
  • re placements,
  • re establishment,
  • re occurrences,
  • reestablishments,
  • re version,
  • revisitations,
  • re storing,
  • re-establishment,
  • re visitation,
  • homecoming,
  • re-turns,
  • re treats,
  • re appearances,
  • re-appearance,
  • re occurrence,
  • re turn,
  • re-appearances,
  • re-treats,
  • re-establishments,
  • Re-turn,
  • re turns,
  • re-instatement,
  • reoccurrence,
  • re-placement,
  • recoilings,
  • homecomings,
  • recurrence,
  • recrudescence,
  • re-storing,
  • recompensings,
  • Reestablishment,
  • re-visitations,
  • re-treat,
  • repossession,
  • re-visitation,
  • re possessions,
  • re instatements,
  • re-versions,
  • re instatement,
  • replacement,
  • re-placements,
  • re-instatements,
  • restorings,
  • re-occurrences,
  • re visitations.
  •side effect (noun)
  • aftertaste,
  • carryovers,
  • carryover,
  • sidebar,
  • after taste,
  • side-effect,
  • after tastes,
  • after-tastes,
  • side issue,
  • aftertastes,
  • by product,
  • concomitants,
  • byproduct,
  • secondary responses,
  • secondary response,
  • after-taste,
  • sidebars,
  • side issues.
  •something done (noun)
  • action.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • interplay,
  • conservatism,
  • functioning,
  • gut reaction,
  • stubborn streak,
  • Retroaction,
  • backlash,
  • intransigence,
  • obstinacy,
  • outcry,
  • dogmatism,
  • provincialism.
  •
  • impression,
  • tunnel vision,
  • intolerance,
  • life,
  • feeling,
  • reflex.
  •
  • cry,
  • energy.
  •
  • working.
  •
  • operation,
  • performance.
  •
  • welcome.
  •reversal
  • reversion.

Paraphrases for Reaction:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    response, responses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    response.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    action, actions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    opposition, action.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    overreaction, reflex, rebound.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    respond, reply.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Replies, answers, resistance, reception, attitude, comment, impression, outcry, reply.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    intervention, interventions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    reactive, intervention, backlash, reactionary, interaction, counteraction, reactivity, reflection, counterattack, instinct, respond, riposte, resonance.

Antonyms for Reaction:

• n.

  • response
    failure, question, request, loss, cause.
  • Other antonyms:
    effect, action, behavior.

Reaction Sentence Examples:

• Say what they like, there is reaction.

• Madness of fear, no doubt - succeeded by an awakening, a heroic reaction.

Homophones for Reaction:

• requisition, rhizotomy, rigatoni, rejection, residuum, resection, recusation, ruction, ragtime, rectum, resuscitation, restitution, roystonea, right on, rest home, recitation, rest on, rhizoctinia, rogation, right-down, Reichstein.

Hypernym for Reaction:

• n.

  • act
    backlash.

Hyponym for Reaction:

• n.

  • act
    opposition, resistance.
  • cognition
    conservativism, thought, idea, conservatism.
  • phenomenon
    force, response.