Reaction

//ɹiˈækʃən//

Synonyms for "reaction" (267 found)

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Closest matches (54)

Noun(1 words)
chemical reaction

Strong matches (80)

counterbalancecounterpositioncounterworkingcrack upcrack-upcrankinesscrotchetinessdefiancedemurdie-hardismdisputedissentdissentienceechoeffectemotionemotional chargeemotional disorderemotional instabilityemotional shade
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estimateestimationethosevasive replyexperienceextreme rightextreme right wingextreme rightismeyefeedbackfeelingfeeling toneforceforebodingfractiousnessfrictionfunctional nervous disordergeneral beliefgut reactionheartthrobideaidealimpactimpressimpressionimprintinsanityinterferencejet powerjet propulsionjudgmentkickknow-nothingismlaissez-faireismlapselightsmaladjustmentmanic-depressive psychosismarkmelancholiamental disordermental illnessmindmonarchismmystiquenegativismnervous breakdownnervous disorderneurosisnonconformitynoncooperationnotionobjectionobservationobstinacyold school tieopinionoppositionopposureoppugnance

Related words (133)

oppugnancyparanoiapassionpassive resistancepersonal judgmentpersonality disorderperversenesspoint of viewpopular beliefpositionposturepower plantpresentimentpresumptionprevailing beliefprintproblems in livingprofound sensepropulsionprotest
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psychosispublic beliefpublic opinionradical rightismram-jet propulsionreaction propulsionreactionarinessreactionaryismreactionismready replyreaxrebuffrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecalcitrationreceiptreceptionrecessionrecidivationrecidivismreciprocationrecoilreentryreflectionreflexreflex actionrefluencerefluxrefractorinessregressregressionrejoinderrelapsereluctanceremonstrancerenitencerenitencyreparteerepellencerepellencyrepercussionreplicationreplyrepostreprisalrepugnancerepulserepulsionrescriptrescriptionresistanceresojet propulsionrespondenceresponsionresponsoryretaliationretortretroactionretrocessionretroflexionretrogradationretrogressionretrusionreturnrevengereverberationrevoltrevulsionrightismriposteriserocket powerrocket propulsionrollbackroyalismrxnschizophreniasensationsensesentimentsetbackshort answerside effectsightsnappy comebacksocial darwinismsocial maladjustmentstancestandstandpattismsternwayswimming upstreamtheorythingthinkingthoughtthrowbacktoryismturbojet propulsionultraconservatismuncooperativenessundercurrentunprogressivenessviewway of thinkingwithstandingwitty replywitty retortyes-and-no answer

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Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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has property

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related to

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Translations

138 translations across 69 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • reaksie noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaksie noun (chemical transformation)

Albanian

1 entries
  • reagim noun (action in response to an event)

Arabic

3 entries
  • تَفَاعُل noun (action in response to an event)
  • تَفَاعُل noun (chemical transformation)
  • رَدّ فِعْل noun (action in response to an event)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ռեակցիա noun (action in response to an event)
  • ռեակցիա noun (chemical transformation)
  • փոխազդեցություն noun (chemical transformation)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • irtica noun (reactionary politics)
  • reaksiya noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaksiya noun (reactionary politics)
  • təpki noun (action in response to an event)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • рэа́кцыя noun (action in response to an event)
  • рэа́кцыя noun (chemical transformation)

Bengali

1 entries
  • প্রতিক্রিয়া noun (action in response to an event)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • реа́кция noun (action in response to an event)
  • реа́кция noun (chemical transformation)
  • реакционерство noun (reactionary politics)

Catalan

2 entries
  • reacció noun (action in response to an event)
  • reacció noun (chemical transformation)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 反動 /反动 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 反應 /反应 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 反應 /反应 noun (chemical transformation)

Czech

2 entries
  • reakce noun (action in response to an event)
  • reakce noun (chemical transformation)

Danish

2 entries
  • reaktion noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaktion noun (chemical transformation)

Dutch

1 entries
  • reactie noun (action in response to an event)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • reago noun (action in response to an event)
  • reakcio noun (action in response to an event)

Estonian

1 entries
  • reaktsioon noun (action in response to an event)

Finnish

4 entries
  • reaktio noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaktio noun (chemical transformation)
  • taantumus noun (reactionary politics)
  • vaikutus noun (action in response to an event)

French

2 entries
  • réaction noun (action in response to an event)
  • réaction noun (chemical transformation)

Galician

1 entries
  • reacción noun (action in response to an event)

Georgian

2 entries
  • რეაქცია noun (action in response to an event)
  • რეაქცია noun (chemical transformation)

German

3 entries
  • Reaktion noun (action in response to an event)
  • Reaktion noun (chemical transformation)
  • Reaktion noun (reactionary politics)

Greek

2 entries
  • αντίδραση noun (action in response to an event)
  • αντίδραση noun (chemical transformation)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תְּגוּבָה noun (action in response to an event)

Hindi

2 entries
  • प्रक्रिया noun (action in response to an event)
  • प्रतिक्रिया noun (action in response to an event)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • reakció noun (action in response to an event)
  • reakció noun (reactionary politics)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • hvarf noun (chemical transformation)
  • hvörf noun (chemical transformation)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • reaksi noun (action in response to an event)

Irish

2 entries
  • frithghníomhaíocht noun (action in response to an event)
  • imoibriú noun (chemical transformation)

Italian

2 entries
  • reazione noun (action in response to an event)
  • reazione noun (chemical transformation)

Japanese

4 entries
  • リアクション noun (action in response to an event)
  • 反動 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 反応 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 反応 noun (chemical transformation)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • реакция noun (action in response to an event)
  • реакция noun (chemical transformation)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ប្រតិកម្ម noun (action in response to an event)

Korean

4 entries
  • 리액션 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 반동 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 반응 noun (action in response to an event)
  • 반응 noun (chemical transformation)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • реакция noun (action in response to an event)

Lao

2 entries
  • ປະຕິກິຣິຍາ noun (action in response to an event)
  • ປະຕິກິລິຍາ noun (action in response to an event)

Latin

1 entries
  • reāctiō noun (action in response to an event)

Latvian

1 entries
  • reakcija noun (action in response to an event)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • reakcija noun (action in response to an event)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • Reaktioun noun (action in response to an event)
  • Reaktioun noun (chemical transformation)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • реакција noun (action in response to an event)

Malay

4 entries
  • reaksi noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaksi noun (chemical transformation)
  • tindak balas noun (action in response to an event)
  • tindak balas noun (chemical transformation)

Maltese

1 entries
  • reazzjoni noun (action in response to an event)

Marathi

2 entries
  • अभिक्रिया noun (chemical transformation)
  • प्रतिक्रिया noun (action in response to an event)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • урвал noun (action in response to an event)

Māori

1 entries
  • tauhohenga noun (chemical transformation)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • reaksjon noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaksjon noun (chemical transformation)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • reaksjon noun (action in response to an event)
  • reaksjon noun (chemical transformation)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • реакция noun (action in response to an event)

Persian

2 entries
  • رآکسیون noun (action in response to an event)
  • واکنش noun (action in response to an event)

Polish

1 entries
  • reakcja noun (action in response to an event)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • reação noun (action in response to an event)
  • reação noun (chemical transformation)

Romanian

2 entries
  • reacție noun (action in response to an event)
  • reacție noun (chemical transformation)

Russian

2 entries
  • реа́кция noun (action in response to an event)
  • реа́кция noun (chemical transformation)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • प्रक्रिया noun (action in response to an event)
  • प्रतिक्रिया noun (action in response to an event)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • reàkcija noun (action in response to an event)
  • реа̀кција noun (action in response to an event)

Slovak

1 entries
  • reakcia noun (action in response to an event)

Slovene

1 entries
  • reakcija noun (action in response to an event)

Spanish

2 entries
  • reacción noun (action in response to an event)
  • reacción noun (chemical transformation)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mmenyuko noun (action in response to an event)

Swedish

1 entries
  • reaktion noun (action in response to an event)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • balibilos noun (chemical transformation)
  • reaksyon noun (action in response to an event)

Tajik

3 entries
  • вокуниш noun (action in response to an event)
  • реаксия noun (action in response to an event)
  • таассур noun (action in response to an event)

Telugu

3 entries
  • చర్య noun (chemical transformation)
  • ప్రతిక్రియ noun (action in response to an event)
  • ప్రతిచర్య noun (action in response to an event)

Thai

2 entries
  • ปฏิกิริยา noun (action in response to an event)
  • ปฏิกิริยา noun (chemical transformation)

Turkish

3 entries
  • reaksiyon noun (action in response to an event)
  • tepki noun (action in response to an event)
  • tepkime noun (chemical transformation)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • reaksiýa noun (action in response to an event)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • реа́кція noun (action in response to an event)
  • реа́кція noun (chemical transformation)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • reaksiya noun (action in response to an event)
  • sezish noun (action in response to an event)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • phản ứng noun (action in response to an event)
  • phản ứng noun (chemical transformation)

Welsh

4 entries
  • adwaith noun (action in response to an event)
  • adwaith noun (chemical transformation)
  • ymateb noun (action in response to an event)
  • ymateb noun (chemical transformation)

Sample sentences

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Observe his facial reaction when we mention a price.

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What factor contributed to the reaction?

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The tuberculin reaction was pseudopositive.

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What was her reaction to the news?

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