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reactions

NOUN

response

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer attitude backlash feedback feeling opinion reception reply return

STRONG

acknowledgment backfire boomerang comeback compensation counteraction counterbalance counterpoise echo hit kick kickback lip rebound receptivity reciprocation recoil reflection reflex rejoinder repercussion retort reverberation revulsion sass take vibes wisecrack

WEAK

back talk double-take knee-jerk reagency snappy comeback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

STRONG

failure loss

WEAK

cause

NOUN

political conservativism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backlash

STRONG

backsliding counterrevolution obscurantism regression relapse retreat retrenchment retrogression right withdrawal

WEAK

Toryism right wing status quo

Antonyms

WEAK

cause question

Example Sentences

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Few public figures generate stronger reactions in New York, and his appearance — as it usually does — adds another layer of politics, spectacle and unpredictability to an event that already feels larger than sports.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Jenkins noted that Lyndon Johnson was forced to seek an income surtax in 1968 because he was worried about possible negative reactions in gold and the dollar from the “guns and butter” U.S. policies.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Rock Music,” the album’s first single, was met with mixed reactions from critics and fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

At an earlier stage, officials expressed hope that emergency teams could relieve the pressure issue by slowing the rate of the chemical reactions that were causing the substances to heat up inside the tank.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Organisms exist not because of reactions that are possible, but because of reactions that are barely possible.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee