Need another word that means the same as “reaction”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “reaction” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Reaction” are: chemical reaction, response, backlash, counteraction, recoil, conservatism, the right, the right wing, the extreme right
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reaction” as a noun can have the following definitions:
backlash | Recoil arising between parts of a mechanism. There was a backlash of intolerance. |
chemical reaction | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules. |
conservatism | The holding of political views that favour free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas. A party that espoused conservatism. |
counteraction | Action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action. |
recoil | The action of recoiling. His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle. |
response | A verbal or written answer. The throttle response from the 1870 cc engine is almost petrol sharp. |
the extreme right | The furthest or highest degree of something. |
the right | Location near or direction toward the right side i e the side to the south when a person or object faces east. |
the right wing | Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged. |
acetate | Cellulose acetate especially as used to make textile fibres or plastic. Acetate silk. |
acid | Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. Trees were exposed to mixtures of heavy metals acids and overdoses of nutrients. |
adaptability | The capacity to be modified for a new use or purpose. This is a good example of the adaptability of listed buildings. |
agility | The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Games teach hand eye coordination mental agility and alertness. |
alkali | A compound with particular chemical properties including turning litmus blue and neutralizing or effervescing with acids; typically, a caustic or corrosive substance of this kind such as lime or soda. The reaction is followed by measuring the concentration of alkali at various times. |
answer | Give the correct answer or solution to. The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered. |
buffer | Add a buffer a solution. Try buffering as much of the video stream as you can before you hit the play button. |
calcium | The chemical element of atomic number 20, a soft grey metal. |
catalyst | A person or thing that precipitates an event. The invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country. |
chemical | Relating to or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war. The chemical composition of the atmosphere. |
chemistry | The way two individuals relate to each other. The chemistry of soil. |
chloride | Any salt of hydrochloric acid containing the chloride ion. Sodium chloride. |
chlorine | The chemical element of atomic number 17, a toxic, irritant, pale green gas. |
instinctive | Unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct. Offering to help was as instinctive as breathing. |
ion | A particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons. Hydrogen ions. |
lithium | Lithium carbonate or another lithium salt used as a mood stabilizing drug. |
nitric | Of or containing nitrogen. Nitric acid. |
potassium | The chemical element of atomic number 19, a soft silvery-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group. |
reactant | A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction. |
reflex | In reflexology a response in a part of the body to stimulation of a corresponding point on the feet hands or head. The reflex from the window lit his face. |
response | A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation. His responses have slowed with age. |
responsiveness | Responsive to stimulation. A bank s responsiveness to customer problems engenders trust. |
sense | Perceive by a sense or senses. The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk. |
silicate | A salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO₄²⁻. |
sodium | A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt. |
spontaneous | (of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary. Spontaneous laughter. |
startled | Feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm. Her startled expression. |
stopgap | Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency. Transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work. |
sulfuric | Of or relating to or containing sulfur. |
surprised | Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment. There was a surprised silence. |
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