Synonyms: reaction
Definition: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
Usage: his style of painting was a reaction against cubism
Similar words: resistance, opposition
Definition: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
Usage: he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens; despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
Definition: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Usage: a bad reaction to the medicine; his responses have slowed with age
Similar words: bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity
Definition: an organic process that takes place in the body
Usage: respiratory activity
Synonyms: reaction
Definition: an idea evoked by some experience
Usage: his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
Definition: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
Usage: it was not a good idea; the thought never entered my mind
Synonyms: reaction
Definition: extreme conservatism in political or social matters
Usage: the forces of reaction carried the election
Similar words: conservatism, conservativism
Definition: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
Synonyms: reaction
Definition: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
Usage: he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance; John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp
Similar words: response
Definition: a result
Usage: this situation developed in response to events in Africa
Synonyms: reaction
Definition: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
Usage: every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Similar words: force
Definition: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
Usage: force equals mass times acceleration
Synonyms: chemical reaction, reaction
Definition: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
Usage: there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
Similar words: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
Definition: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved