reactions
How you respond
Reactions is the plural of reaction—responses to stimuli, events, or situations.
Chemical reactions transform substances.
A person's reactions to news reveal their feelings: Her reactions to the diagnosis ranged from shock to denial.
In online contexts, reactions are quick emotional responses to posts—likes, hearts, or emoji: The announcement got thousands of reactions.
Fierce moral indignation
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
horror · joy · anger · grief · disbelief · amusement · indignation · sympathy
Arising without conscious thought
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- reflexiveDirected back at subject
- automaticOperating without intervention
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
gut · immediate · involuntary · uncontrolled · knee-jerk · snap · split-second · visceral
Science of motion forces
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- equilibriumState of balance
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
products · yield · synthesis · decomposition · oxidation · reduction · precipitation · neutralization
Adversely reactive to substances
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
swelling · immune · antibodies · histamine · sensitivity · intolerance · side-effects · adverse
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
surprise · horror · joy · anger · grief · disbelief · amusement · indignation · sympathy · empathy
instinctive
Arising without conscious thought
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- reflexiveDirected back at subject
- automaticOperating without intervention
unthinking · gut · immediate · involuntary · uncontrolled · knee-jerk · snap · split-second · visceral · primal
kinetics
Science of motion forces
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- equilibriumState of balance
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
endothermic · products · yield · synthesis · decomposition · oxidation · reduction · precipitation · neutralization · combustion
allergic
Adversely reactive to substances
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
rash · swelling · immune · antibodies · histamine · sensitivity · intolerance · side-effects · adverse · withdrawal
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- feedbackReturned response data
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
criticism · praise · controversy · viral · public · audience · media · online · fan · viewer
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- feedbackcomment, comments, constructive, complaint, reviews
- movie theater etiquettesilence, whispering, cell phones, texting, talking
- video callsvideo call, video chat, mute, video conferencing, Zoom
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- engagement metricsviews, likes, shares, comments, followers
reactionsactions
Things someone does
initiatives · provocations · stimuli · causes · triggers
reactionsinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
nonresponse · indifference · unresponsiveness · impassivity · apathy
reactionsinitiatives
Self-started new efforts
anticipations · forethought · preparations · preventions · preemptions
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- reaction speedSwiftness of response
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
- gut reactionImmediate unthinking feeling
- reaction timeSpeed of response
- knee-jerk reactionInstinctive, unconsidered response
reaction, reactionary, overreaction, underreaction, overreactions, counterreaction