The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime.
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Response
/ɹɪˈspɑns/
Synonyms for "response" (288 found)
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Closest matches (58)
Noun(13 words)
reactionactionadaptationadjustmentansweranswer questionsanswersbehavior changebehaviourchanging quantitychorussingclarificationsclassroom engagement
Adjective(3 words)
biological effectbiological reactionchemical reactions
Strong matches (86)
congressconnectionconsciousnesscontactconversationconversecorrespondencecounterstatementdealingdealingsdefensedemurrerdenialdevelopmentdivisiondoxologyechoeffectemotionemotional charge
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emotional shadeempathyespevasive replyexceptionexchangeexperienceexpositionfalderalfeedbackfeelingfeeling tonefellow feelingfigurefolderolforceforebodinggloriagloria in excelsisgloria patrigut reactionhallelujahharmonic closeheartthrobhosannahymnhymn of praisehymnodyhymnographyhymnologyidentificationimpactimpressimpressionimprintinformationinteractioninterchangeintercommunicationintercommunionintercourseinterludeintermezzointerplayintroductory phraseintroitinvolvementlaudlinguistic intercoursemagnificatmantramarkmeasuremessage
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(2 words)
dependent variableformal rebuttal
Related words (144)
misereremoodmotetmovementmusical phrasemusical sentencenunc dimittisobjectionoffertoryoffertory sentenceornamentpaeanpartpassagepassionpathosperceptperceptionperiodphrase
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pleapleadingpredictable responsepresentimentprintprofound sensepsalmpsalmodyreactionready replyrebuttalreceiptrecoilreflectionreflexreflex actionrefluencerefluxrefrainrefutationrejoinderrelatingreparteerepercussionreplicationreplyreportrepostrescriptrescriptionresolutionrespondrespondenceresponse to stimuliresponsionresponsivenessresponsoryresponsory reportretortretroactionreturnreverberationrevulsionriposteriseritornellosectionsensationsensesense impressionsense perceptionsensory experiencesentimentsharingshort answerside effectsnappy comebacksocial intercoursespeakingspecial demurrerspecial pleadingspeechspeech circuitspeech situationstanzastatementstatement of defensestrainsympathetic chordsympathetic responsesympathytailpiecetalkingte deumtelepathytouchtraffictrisagiontrucktuttitutti passagetwo-way communicationundercurrentunthinking responsevariationvedic hymnverseversiclevibesvibrationvibrationswitty replywitty retortyes-and-no answer
Noun(24 words)
most behavioralobservationoperantoutcomephysiological changereaction outcomereactionsrebuttalsreceptionreflexrejoindersrepliesreplyreplyingresprespond to questionsrespondingresultretortingretorts
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Adjective(3 words)
physical effectprompt answersocial upheaval response
Determiner(1 words)
the answer
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More general
29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
More specific
10 entriesconditioned responsegene expressiongrowth ratehormonal responseimmune responseinflammatory responsephototropismreflex actionsurvival ratetaxis
Collocations
6 entriesbehavioral responseimmune responsemeasured responsephysiological responseplant responserapid response
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
All I could mumble in response was that when I was a man of fifty, my mother would lean out of the window when I left and remind me not to drive too fast.
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Your response is greatly appreciated and will enable us to prepare more efficiently.
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The candidate made a quick response to the criticism.
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