Synonyms of react

react

verb

rē-ˈakt 

as in to respond

to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)

it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respond
• reply
• answer
• return
• understand
• read
• interpret
• manage
• retaliate
• handle
• negotiate
• construe
• cope (with)
• take
• contend (with)
• grapple (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• act
• cause
• affect
• behave
• draw
• effect

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of react

Soderbergh watched playback of each rehearsal to ensure the movements felt authentic to the scene and to his character of the ghost, who reacts to the events in specific ways, like hiding behind clothing in Chloe’s closet and floating up and down the stairs in search of the family members. —Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025

Appearing on the Wednesday, Jan. 15 episode of Call Her Daddy, the Daisy Jones and the Six actress spoke about how her mother, the late Lisa Marie Presley, reacted to her arrest as a teenager. —Marina Watts, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025

Each arm can also react independently to stimuli without involving the central brain. —Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025

Lunar horizon glow occurs when photons from the sun react with the moon’s soil, or regolith, causing electrostatic particles to float. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025