counterreactions

noun

variants or counter-reactions
plural of counterreaction
as in reactions

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  1. reactions
  2. answers
  3. replies
Noun
  • Shelton cruised from there, mixing his primary weapons in with athletic defense that garnered big reactions from the Montreal crowd and deflated Nakashima even more.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But most of those reactions — injection site pain, muscle and joint pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache and chills — were mild to moderate and went away within days.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • While the Reeder family continues to wait for answers — from psychics or elsewhere — Sophie’s father has begun to make peace with the agonizing situation that has now prompted authorities to seek clarity from the beyond.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Families, many of whom were having children, learning English and enrolling in college, are now scrambling to find answers on the best way to respond to the government's letters.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of answers
Noun
  • Carrington’s social media replies are littered with comments calling her violent, along with derogatory statements about her race and sexuality.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Consistent releases, personal replies, and fan listening sessions do not show up cleanly on a dashboard the way follower growth or view counts do.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of replies
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“Counterreactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterreactions. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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