action and reaction
Newton's third law
Action and reaction is a principle from physics: every force produces an equal force in the opposite direction.
The phrase extends to any situation where one event provokes a corresponding response: For every action there is a reaction.
It often describes interpersonal or political dynamics where aggressive moves trigger predictable countermoves.
- forceStrength or compulsion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- cause and effectHow events produce results
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- third lawForces come in pairs
physics · cause · effect · consequence · push · pull · push back · equal · opposite · response · impulse · knee jerk · rebound · backlash · kickback · recoil · reflex · trigger
action and reactionstasis
State of inactivity
inaction · equilibrium · inertia · rest · stillness
action and reactionrandom occurrence
spontaneous generation · coincidence · first cause · unmoved mover
action and reactionpassivity
State of non-resistance
inaction · indifference · unresponsiveness · apathy · dead end
action, reaction, react, actor, actress, acting, active, activate, activation