REACTED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

reacted

verb

past tense of react

as in responded

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

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Recent Examples of reacted The Polish government last week reacted with disbelief at news that 4,000 troops from the Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were no longer en route as planned to the country that borders Ukraine. —

ABC News, 20 May 2026 Crowds gathered outside Miami's Freedom Tower and at Versailles Restaurant on Wednesday as members of South Florida's Cuban exile community reacted emotionally to the federal indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown. —

Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 May 2026 During one internal announcement about a layoff, Waitrowski said the bot reacted to the message with a skull emoji in a public channel. —

Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026 The Democrats reacted fiercely to these alliances, breaking them with intimidation, terrorism, and, finally, disenfranchisement. —

Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 The crowd also reacted energetically to questions about Kansas City barbecue and a call for Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. —

Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 Boxing fans reacted the same way when Mike Tyson tore through opponents in the first round during the 1980s. —

Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 Shortly after the verdict, Elon Musk reacted on X by arguing that the jury never ruled on the core claims behind the lawsuit. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026 Wall Street has reacted with caution to the latest batch of inflation readings, scaling back expectations of a near-term rate cut. —

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

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The project also would put to a new use a cineplex built for another era when multiple screens responded to the demand by the movie-going public.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
The Hawks responded back with a scoring drive.

— Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2026