reacts

Shows a response

Reacts is the third-person singular of react—to respond to a stimulus or situation.

A person reacts to news, a chemical reacts with another substance, an audience reacts to a performance: She reacts badly to criticism, The metal reacts with oxygen.

On social media, reacts often refers to emoji responses: The post got thousands of reacts.

emotional

responds

Gives an answer

sensitivity · triggers · emotions · defensiveness · temper · mood · tears · anger · lashes · snaps

responsive

responds

Gives an answer

answers · feedback · input · stimulus · reflex · instinct · automatic · immediate · quickly · spontaneously

chemical

combines

Merges multiple into one

combusts · neutralizes · precipitates · dissolves · corrodes · reagent · catalyst · compound · formula · exothermic

social

comments

Spoken or written reactions

  • sharesUnits of company ownership
  • likesFeels favorably toward
  • emojisSmall digital symbols

engagement · posts · viral · audience · followers · notifications · feedback · responses · controversy · backlash

programming

JavaScript

Web programming language

props · state · DOM · virtual · frontend · library · framework · lifecycle · updates · triggers

Opposites
responsiveness to stimuli

reactsignores

Refuses to acknowledge

disregards · overlooks · tunes out · brushes off · shrugs off

initiative/agency

reactsinitiates

Starts or new members

acts · instigates · originates · causes · preempts

activity/change state

reactsholds steady

stands pat · freezes · stagnates

Phrases
Family

react, reaction, reacting, reacted, reactions, overreact, reactive, reactivity, reactor

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G