REACT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

react

verb

rē-ˈakt

Definition of react

as in to respond

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd

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Recent Examples of react In fact, Harry attended an October 2026 rugby match between Leicester and Gloucester, and fans negatively reacted to his appearance. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026 Surveillance footage shows people reacting amid smoke at the moment of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026, in this frame from a handout video. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Lower inertia can help a robotic arm accelerate and decelerate more readily, potentially improving its ability to react quickly when handling moving objects. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 This system is conceived to interact with the space and reacts to movement within it. — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for react

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The government did not respond to further questions sent in October for this article.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Massie had aggravated Trump by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing the Iran war, and the president responded by successfully backing Gallrein in the party’s primary.

— Michelle S. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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