Synonyms of reacts

reacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of react

as in responds

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

• responds
• replies
• returns
• answers
• interprets
• reads
• understands
• retaliates
• manages
• handles
• construes
• negotiates
• contends (with)
• takes
• copes (with)
• grapples (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acts
• causes
• behaves
• affects
• draws
• effects

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reacts

These byproducts form when the disinfectant, in this case sodium hypochlorite, reacts with organic matter remaining in the water after treatment. — Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Ceddanne Rafaela reacts after striking out to end the top of the eighth inning against the Athletics Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. — CBS News, 29 July 2026

Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

The thinset transforms to a solid as the water reacts with the Portland cement. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Those details affect how an item reacts when a robot grabs, pushes or drops it. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

As cleaning pro Sara Aparacio explains, this combination works because the citric acid from the lemon juice reacts with the iron in the rust, while the salt works as a mild abrasive to help lift the stain. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 July 2026

Paul, who was taken before Sam and hadn’t seen his former lawyer in 15 years, reacts with immediate concern for his would-be savior. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

The chemical deployed by Wallace during her investigation reacts with the iron in hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026