reactions

NOUN

response

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer attitude backlash feedback feeling opinion reception reply return

STRONG

acknowledgment backfire boomerang comeback compensation counteraction counterbalance counterpoise echo hit kick kickback lip rebound receptivity reciprocation recoil reflection reflex rejoinder repercussion retort reverberation revulsion sass take vibes wisecrack

WEAK

back talk double-take knee-jerk reagency snappy comeback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

STRONG

failure loss

WEAK

cause

NOUN

political conservativism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backlash

STRONG

backsliding counterrevolution obscurantism regression relapse retreat retrenchment retrogression right withdrawal

WEAK

Toryism right wing status quo

Antonyms

WEAK

cause question

Example Sentences

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Traditional talk therapy often worsened their symptoms, triggering agitation, rage and physical reactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

At an earlier stage, officials expressed hope that emergency teams could relieve the pressure issue by slowing the rate of the chemical reactions that were causing the substances to heat up inside the tank.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Experts say "Magnifica Humanitas" could prove as influential as Pope Francis's "Laudato Si", a 2015 climate manifesto that triggered political and civic reactions worldwide.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Some chemical reactions can be initiated with heat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Though the performance must be spectacular in order to coerce the best reactions.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern