Words Like REACTION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to REACTION.

26 Alternative Words Similar to reaction

1 Response Noun      Synonym Words Like Response
2 Activity Noun      Synonym Words Like Activity
3 Force Noun      Synonym Words Like Force
4 Idea Noun      Synonym Words Like Idea
5 Opposition Noun      Synonym Words Like Opposition
6 Resistance Noun      Synonym Words Like Resistance
7 Thought Noun      Synonym Words Like Thought
8 Blowpipe Noun      Variant Words Like Blowpipe
9 Flame Noun      Variant Words Like Flame
10 Taxis Noun      Hyponym
11 Kinesis Noun      Hyponym
12 Passage Noun      Hyponym Words Like Passage
13 Answer Noun      Hyponym Words Like Answer
14 Automatism Noun      Hyponym
15 Overreaction Noun      Hyponym
16 Tropism Noun      Hyponym
17 Passing Noun      Hyponym Words Like Passing
18 Reflex Noun      Hyponym Words Like Reflex
19 Saponification Noun      Hyponym
20 Oxidoreduction Noun      Hyponym
21 Hydrolysis Noun      Hyponym
22 Redox Noun      Hyponym
23 Neutralisation Noun      Hyponym
24 Neutralization Noun      Hyponym
25 Equilibrium Noun      Hyponym Words Like Equilibrium
26 Metathesis Noun      Hyponym Words Like Metathesis

2 examples of reaction

1 his responses have slowed with age
2 John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp

10 definitions of reaction

1 Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
2 The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame.
3 An action induced by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock.
4 The force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction.
5 Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction.
6 A regular or characteristic response to a stimulation of the nerves.
7 An action by a person or people in response to an event. The reaction may be primarily mental (“ a reaction of surprise”) but is usually manifested by some activity.
8 doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
9 (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
10 extreme conservatism in political or social matters
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