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 North has previously reacted with fury to high-profile defections by its citizens, sometimes accusing South Korea of kidnapping them. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 When the stars of some of his early shorts reacted unfavorably, he was crushed. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Illinois reacted swiftly to the boys’ arrest for Morse’s murder, enacting a new law that lowered the age to 10 from 13 at which offenders could be sentenced to prison. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 That’s why the stocks reacted, because people finally came to terms with the fact that Elon is actually going to build a terrestrial network. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 Brittany reacted to Kylie’s sweet shoutout on her Instagram Stories. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026 Although some Alabama fans reacted to the loss and officiating by throwing water bottles on the field, one spectator came down from his seat and got in the face of and shoved Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Capital markets reacted swiftly following the release of the inflation data. — CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 True polar wander would bring about an identifiable pattern in sea-level changes as the oceans reacted in response to changes in the mass distribution of the planet. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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About 30 minutes later, Fort Worth police responded to a gas station in the 6600 block of Brentwood Stair Road.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
When footage of a man being hit by federal immigration officers’ SUV in Northern California became public, the Department of Homeland Security responded by saying the man had jumped on the vehicle’s hood.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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