react
verb
1 react
Show a response or a reaction to something.
synonym: respond.
Roget 277: recoil, react; spring back, fly back, bounce back, bound back; rebound, reverberate, repercuss†, recalcitrate†; echo, ricochet.
Dutch: antwoorden, reageren, terugwerken
2 react
Act against or in opposition to:
— She reacts negatively to everything I say.
synonym: oppose.
Roget 179: counteract; run counter, clash, cross; interfere with, conflict with; contravene; jostle; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; stultify; ... show more
Dutch: reageren
3 react
Undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions.
Dutch: reageren
Moby thesaurus: acknowledge, act, answer, answer back, be affected, be in tune, be inspired, be involved, be moved, behave, care about, catch the flame, catch the infection, change color, color with emotion, come back, come back at, dig, echo, empathize with ... show more.
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