REACTED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

reacted

verb

past tense of react

as in responded

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 reacted Atletico did not believe Madrid were actually serious with their bid, and reacted with more angry and scornful social media posts. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Roughly 450 users reacted with likes or hearts, while about 480 responded with laughing emojis, underscoring the divided response. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Read more from Liz on the details of the ADA’s denials and how those involved have reacted. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026 In the early 2020s, when Turkey entered into a contract to sell TB2s to Algeria’s neighbor and rival, Morocco, Algiers reacted angrily. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 While news outlets and campaigns touted the poll as real, the markets barely reacted at all. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Buckingham’s long-standing engineer, Gary Paczosa, had respect for how Steve reacted to the many ideas Dolly flung at him. — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Social media users reacted with messages of sorrow and support. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 And how Penn State students reacted to a massive drug ring bust that made national news. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

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Mamdani opened the news conference by expressing his condolences to the victims and their families and thanking the officers who responded.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Ziesel, 39, has not responded to numerous calls, text messages and an email with questions about his background, training and objectives for the workout.

— Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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The tweet was widely perceived by users who replied to this post as Hegseth body-shaming the instructor.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin’s press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to confirm troops won’t be deployed to the polls in November.

— ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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