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.

  •
  • backsliding,
  • relapse,
  • balance,
  • retreat,
  • withdrawal,
  • regression,
  • absorbance,
  • amplitude,
  • retrogression,
  • retrenchment,
  • bonding,
  • attraction,
  • calorific,
  • stability.
  •
  • allergy,
  • allergic,
  • allergen,
  • anaphylaxis,
  • antigen,
  • hypersensitive,
  • hypoallergenic,
  • intolerant.
  •
  • outburst.
  •
  • willfulness.
  •answer (noun)
  • reply.
  •attitude (noun)
  • notion,
  • stance.
  •belief (noun)
  • opinion.
  •effect (noun)
  • resultant,
  • sequent.
  •political conservativism (noun)
  • obscurantism,
  • status quo,
  • Toryism,
  • right,
  • counterrevolution.
  •reaction (noun)
  • chemical reaction,
  • response.
  •response (noun)
  • counterbalance,
  • comeback,
  • defense,
  • acknowledgment,
  • lip,
  • boomerang,
  • revulsion,
  • wisecrack,
  • denial,
  • back talk,
  • attitude,
  • counterpoise,
  • receptivity,
  • objection,
  • excuse,
  • reflection,
  • kick,
  • kickback,
  • explanation,
  • counteraction,
  • feedback,
  • take,
  • rejoinder,
  • riposte,
  • answer,
  • justification,
  • echo,
  • snappy comeback,
  • reception,
  • return,
  • rebuttal,
  • rebound,
  • backfire,
  • reciprocation,
  • reverberation,
  • refutation,
  • recoil,
  • compensation,
  • vibes,
  • retort,
  • sass,
  • reagency,
  • repercussion,
  • HIT.

• v.

  •influence (verb)
  • side effect.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dogmatism,
  • functioning,
  • gut reaction,
  • interplay,
  • backlash,
  • obstinacy,
  • outcry,
  • provincialism,
  • intransigence,
  • conservatism,
  • Retroaction.
  •
  • impression,
  • reflex,
  • intolerance,
  • feeling.
  •
  • 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.

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.