REACTING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

reacting

verb

present participle of react

as in responding

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd

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Recent Examples of reacting His video of Wilbur has gained thousands of views and comments from people reacting to the excursion. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In addition, co-star Kim Coates released a statement reacting to Legends. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 In this new era, your competitive advantage will not come from collecting every possible signal or reacting first. — Kelly Hopping, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Basal cell carcinomas may show up as small patches of itchy skin that get dismissed as dryness, when the immune system is actually reacting to a cancerous lesion. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026 Integrating pesticide tracking into existing air-quality programs could help fill that gap and shift the state from reacting to incidents to measuring them in real time. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Some winemakers are reacting by pulling out vineyards, changing their grape varieties, moving further north or introducing irrigation systems. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 How are fans reacting to what appears to be the NFL picking the next potential Swift replacements? — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 This enables teams to quickly adapt to demand shifts instead of reacting post-disruption after stockouts or excess inventory situations have already occurred. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacting

responding

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Wildfires continued to burn through parts of the Florida Everglades on Sunday, with the Florida Forest Service (FFS) responding to blazes in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Collier counties.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Cops responding to the area after the shooting found a window shattered by gunfire and a pool of blood inside Hakim’s, a nearby seasonal restaurant that neighbors say has become a teen hangout.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026