Synonyms of reactions

reactions

noun

plural of reaction

as in responses

action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior

we were startled by her extreme reaction to being jilted by her boyfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responses
• answers
• takes
• replies
• reflexes
• backlashes
• recoils
• rebounds
• kickbacks
• revulsions
• counterreactions
• counterresponses
• rises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actions
• effects
• behaviors
• causes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reactions

Meta also agreed to make changes to its platforms, including a default daily time limit of two hours for users under 18, a default block on nighttime use and a ban on displaying the number of likes and reactions on posts. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

VanHall adds that most reactions—if people have them—are mild. — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026

To report adverse reactions to the FDA, consumers can visit the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Other defaults are designed to limit use overnight and during school hours, and a ban on displaying numbers of likes or reactions for users under 18. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Those reactions are understandable, but none are especially useful. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Plus, kids can choose a non-algorithmic feed as their default, turn off autoplay, and hide the number of likes and reactions on posts to prevent the comparison game. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

The researchers say, however, that some of the metabolic reactions were catalyzed not by elaborate protein enzymes, as in all organisms today, but by simple metallic chemical elements found in the hydrothermal vents’ minerals. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Because this transport happened quickly, the gas bypassed Fischer-Tropsch reactions that would normally turn hydrogen into other hydrocarbons. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026