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reaction - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, attitude, back talk*, backfire, backlash, boomerang*, comeback, compensation, counterbalance, counterpoise, echo, feedback, feeling, hit, kick, kickback, knee-jerk*, lip*, opinion, rebound, reception, recoil, reflection, reflex, rejoinder, repercussion, reply, retort, return, reverberation, revulsion, sass*, snappy comeback*, take*, wisecrack, counteraction, double-take, reagency, receptivity, reciprocation, vibes |
| Antonyms: | cause, question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political conservativism |
| Synonyms: | backlash, relapse, retreat, retrogression, right, right wing, status quo, withdrawal, Toryism, backsliding, counterrevolution, obscurantism, regression, retrenchment |
| Main Entry: | backlash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adverse reaction |
| Synonyms: | backfire, boomerang, kickback, reaction, recoil, repercussion, resentment, resistance, response, retaliation, tangle, counteraction, retroaction |
| Main Entry: | feedback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
| Synonyms: | answer, assessment, comeback, comment, criticism, evaluation, observation, reaction, rebuttal, reply, retaliation, sentiment |
| Main Entry: | opinion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief |
| Synonyms: | assessment, assumption, attitude, conception, conclusion, conjecture, estimate, estimation, eye*, fancy, feeling, guess, hypothesis, idea, impression, inclination, inference, judgment, mind, notion, persuasion, point of view, postulate, presumption, reaction, sentiment, slant, speculation, supposition, surmise, suspicion, take*, theorem, theory, thesis, think*, thought, view, viewpoint, imagining, presupposition, say-so |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outcome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consequence, effect |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, chain reaction*, conclusion, end, event, fallout, issue, payback*, payoff*, reaction, result, score, sequel, upshot*, aftereffect, blowoff, causatum, end result |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, origin, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | repercussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consequence |
| Synonyms: | backlash, chain reaction, echo, effect, fallout, feedback, flak*, impact, imprint, influence, kickback*, mark, reaction, rebound, recoil, result, reverberation, side effect, follow-through, follow-up, re-echo, spinoff, waves |
| Antonyms: | cause |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reply |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, back talk*, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, knee-jerk reaction*, lip*, reaction, rejoinder, respond, response, retaliation, retort, return, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, antiphon, reciprocation, vibes |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question reply is generally used when the answer is understood to be verbal - either written or oral; response, by contrast, has a more general application and may be used for a variety of reactions respond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | result |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect brought about by something |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, arrangement, backwash*, by-product, close, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, corollary, creature, crop, decision, denouement, determination, development, emanation, end, event, eventuality, execution, finish, fruit*, fruition, harvest, issue, offshoot*, outcome, outgrowth, payoff, proceeds, product, production, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, settlement, termination, upshot, aftereffect, ensual, outcropping, returns |
| Antonyms: | cause, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | side effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adverse or unwanted secondary effect |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, concomitant, corollary, leftover, offshoot, reaction, aftereffect, aftertaste, byproduct, carryover, secondary response, side issue, sidebar, spinoff |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something done |
| Synonyms: | activity, agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, bag*, bit*, business, bustle, commotion, dash, deal, energy, enterprise, flurry, force, game, happening, haste, hoopla*, industry, life, liveliness, motion, movement, occupation, operation, plan, power, process, proposition, racket*, reaction, response, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, trip, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, ballgame, big idea, functioning, going, hopper, in the works |
| Antonyms: | cessation, idleness, inaction, inertia, repose, rest, stoppage, inactivity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, inclination, leaning, mental state, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, headset, like it is, mindset, mindtrip, say so, where one is at |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result, outcome of action |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, bottom line*, can of worms*, chain reaction*, effect, end, event, fallout, follow through, issue, outgrowth, payback, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, spin-off, upshot, aftereffect, follow-up, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, inception, origin, rise, source, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms*, chain reaction*, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak*, follow through, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot*, aftereffect, causatum, follow-up, pursuance, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feeling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sensation, especially of touch |
| Synonyms: | activity, awareness, consciousness, enjoyment, excitement, feel, pain, perceiving, perception, pleasure, reaction, reflex, sense, sensibility, sensitivity, titillation, excitability, excitation, innervation, motility, motor response, receptivity, responsiveness, sensuality, tactility, tangibility |
| Antonyms: | insensibility, numbness, unconsciousness |
| Main Entry: | impression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | influence |
| Synonyms: | consequence, effect, feeling, impact, reaction, response, result, sway |
| Main Entry: | reception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acceptance; acknowledgment |
| Synonyms: | accession, acquisition, admission, disposition, encounter, gathering, greeting, induction, introduction, meeting, reaction, receipt, receiving, recognition, response, salutation, treatment, welcome, recipience |
| Antonyms: | disacknowledgment |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming again |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, appearance, arrival, coming, entrance, entry, occurrence, reaction, rebound, recoil, recompense, recovery, rejoinder, replacement, restitution, restoration, retreat, reversion, homecoming, reappearance, recoiling, recompensing, recrudescence, recurrence, reestablishment, reinstatement, reoccurrence, repossession, restoring, revisitation |
| Antonyms: | departure, leave |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token, addressing, bestowal, hailing |
| Main Entry: | energy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | generated power |
| Synonyms: | application, burn, current, electricity, force, friction, gravity, heat, juice, magnetism, potential, pressure, reaction, response, service, steam, strength, conductivity, dynamism, horsepower, kilowatts, radioactivity, rays, voltage, wattage |
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