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REACT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REACT?

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React as a Verb
Definitions of "React" as a verb
Synonyms of "React" as a verb (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "React" as a verb
Associations of "React" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “React” are: respond, oppose, behave, act, take it, conduct oneself, proceed, rebel against, revolt against, rise up against

React as a Verb

Definitions of "React" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “react” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Show a response or a reaction to something.
Undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions.
Interact and undergo a chemical or physical change.
Act in response to something; respond in a particular way.
Suffer from adverse physiological effects after ingesting, breathing, or touching a substance.
Act against or in opposition to.
Respond with hostility or a contrary course of action to.
Cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical or physical change by interacting with another substance.
(of share prices) fall after rising.

Synonyms of "React" as a verb (10 Words)

act	Take action do something. He acted the role of the king.
behave	Behave in a certain manner. It is not acceptable for a student to behave* like that towards a teacher.*
conduct oneself	Take somebody somewhere.
oppose	Be resistant to. The board opposed his motion.
proceed	Do something after something else. His claim that all power proceeded from God.
rebel against	Break with established customs.
respond	Respond favorably or as hoped. To partner s opening one heart it is dangerous to respond* two clubs.*
revolt against	Fill with distaste.
rise up against	Become more extreme.
take it	Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.

Usage Examples of "React" as a verb

He reacted angrily to the news of his dismissal.
In the new process the ammonia will be reacted with oxygen.
She reacts negatively to everything I say.
They reacted against the elite art music of their time.
The sulphur in the coal reacts with the limestone during combustion.
Many babies react to soy-based formulas.
The hydrogen and the oxygen react.
The market reacted by falling a further 3.1.
The shares reacted to 222p before rallying to 228p.

Associations of "React" (30 Words)

answer	Give the correct answer or solution to. Answer the riddle.
answering	Replying. An answering* smile.*
email	A message sent by email. You can email* me at my normal address.*
flexibly	With flexibility. The ability of governments to respond flexibly* to changing economic circumstances.*
instinctively	As a matter of instinct. Some people know instinctively* what suits them.*
labile	Of or characterized by emotions which are easily aroused, freely expressed, and tend to alter quickly and spontaneously. The breakage of labile* bonds.*
mail	Email. In England they call mail* the post.*
overdo	Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate. She rather overdoes the early cockney scenes.
pardon	Grant a pardon to. I know Catherine will pardon* me.*
poll	Cut off the top of a tree or plant typically to encourage further growth pollard. The Green candidate polled 3 6 per cent.
pollster	Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion. A pollster* conducts public opinion polls.*
questionnaire	A set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
reactive	Showing a response to a stimulus. Free radicals are very reactive.
rejoin	Join again. The stone had been cracked and crudely rejoined.
rejoinder	A pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff’s replication. She would have made some cutting rejoinder* but none came to mind.*
repay	Make repayment for or return something. These sites would repay* more detailed investigation.*
replication	A copy. DNA replication.
reply	A statement either spoken or written that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation. No was the curt reply.
requite	Make repayment for or return something. They are quick to requite* a kindness.*
respond	Respond favorably or as hoped. She could not get Robert to respond* to her words.*
respondent	The codefendant especially in a divorce proceeding who is accused of adultery with the corespondent. The respondent* firms in the survey.*
response	The manner in which something is greeted. The throttle response* from the 1870 cc engine is almost petrol sharp.*
responsive	Readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion. I m distracted by a nibble on my line I jig it several times but there is no responsive* tug.*
responsiveness	Responsive to stimulation. The responsiveness* of the vehicle.*
return	A coming to or returning home. Census returns.
reward	Bestow honor or rewards upon. He s reaping the rewards of his hard work and perseverance.
riposte	A counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge. His opponent riposted.
sensitive	Having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others’ feelings. Sensitive to the local community and its needs.
survey	A written report detailing the findings of a building survey. The cottage didn t look unsafe but he had it surveyed.
unstable	Likely to give way; not stable. An unstable* world economy.*