reacted
Didn't stay passive
Reacted is the past tense of react—to respond to a stimulus, event, or situation.
A person reacts to news, a chemical reacts with another substance, an audience reacts to a performance: She reacted badly when she heard the diagnosis.
The word implies response rather than initiation—something happens first, then you react to it.
Gave a reply
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- stirredMixed by circular motion
- movedChanged location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
affected · provoked · triggered · upset · angered · shocked · startled · flinched
Gave a reply
- repliedGave an answer back
- answeredGave a reply
- retortedAnswered in kind
- counteredResponded to challenge
snapped · exclaimed · quipped · shot back · fired back · blurted · remarked · commented
Recoiled involuntarily from threat
- jumpedMoved by springing
- recoiledShrank back suddenly
- jerkedPulled with abrupt force
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
tensed · froze · ducked · dodged · braced · stiffened · twitched · shuddered
Adverse immune response
- allergicAdversely reactive to substances
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
inflammation · anaphylaxis · histamine · antihistamine · irritation · sensitivity · intolerance · flare-up
Substance undergoing chemical change
- productManufactured item for sale
- catalystAgent enabling change
- compoundCombined into one
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
reduction · precipitate · equilibrium · exothermic · endothermic · ions · molecule · reagent
responded
Gave a reply
touched · affected · provoked · triggered · upset · angered · shocked · startled · flinched · winced
responded
Gave a reply
countered · snapped · exclaimed · quipped · shot back · fired back · blurted · remarked · commented · interjected
flinched
Recoiled involuntarily from threat
startled · tensed · froze · ducked · dodged · braced · stiffened · twitched · shuddered · trembled
allergy
Adverse immune response
- allergicAdversely reactive to substances
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
swelling · inflammation · anaphylaxis · histamine · antihistamine · irritation · sensitivity · intolerance · flare-up · itching
reactant
Substance undergoing chemical change
oxidation · reduction · precipitate · equilibrium · exothermic · endothermic · ions · molecule · reagent · synthesis
- actedportrayed, performed, pretended, mimicked, impersonated
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated
reactedignored
Purposely not noticed
disregarded · stayed calm · stood by · shrugged off · tuned out
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- reaction speedSwiftness of response
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
- gut reactionImmediate unthinking feeling
- reactor coreCentral fission zone
- reaction timeSpeed of response
react, reaction, reacting, reacts, reactionary, reactive, reactor, overreacted, overreaction