Synonyms of reacting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responding
• replying
• answering
• returning
• reading
• interpreting
• understanding
• retaliating
• managing
• construing
• handling
• taking
• negotiating
• coping (with)
• contending (with)
• grappling (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acting
• causing
• affecting
• behaving
• drawing
• effecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reacting

Read more about Cuban’s bold swing and how experts are reacting. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

Buyers are reacting less to the weekly move in rates but more to the overall higher level. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

And how is Wall Street reacting to management commentary about the streaming giant’s outlook and largest layoffs in years, including the exit of film head Dan Lin and the replacement of chief content officer Bela Bajaria with Peter Rice? — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

How To Overcome Complex Billing The solution is to design around billing complexity instead of reacting to it. — Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Park’s comments come as Gromit prepares for a major first after almost four decades of silently reacting to his owner’s increasingly outlandish inventions. — Sadie Andrew, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Taking 10 seconds to pause before reacting can make a difference. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Nevertheless, the findings demonstrate that the superior colliculus participates in predictive processing rather than simply reacting to incoming information. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

An update on how consumers are reacting to high prices will be released Thursday. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026