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 Buckingham’s long-standing engineer, Gary Paczosa, had respect for how Steve reacted to the many ideas Dolly flung at him. — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 How fans at Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop reacted to Dolly Parton's death. — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Social media users reacted with messages of sorrow and support. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 And how Penn State students reacted to a massive drug ring bust that made national news. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 The yellow metal jumped more than 5% last week — its fifth straight weekly advance, the longest since last October — as investors reacted to gyrations in the Treasury market. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 The family sat grim-faced and rarely physically reacted to the extensive testimony about gang violence and Tupac Shakur’s doomed trip to Las Vegas. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Mourinho reacted by again threatening to leave, but relented after receiving further public backing from the president. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 From the energizing first news conference upon his return to the way the coaching staff and players reacted to both his Kansas City comeback and the tragic implications of his recent time away, those apprehensions seem unfounded. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

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Baltimore police responded to a disturbance involving a large group of students at The Rotunda in the Hampden neighborhood Monday afternoon, authorities said.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Nawrocki responded by withdrawing a state honor awarded to Zelenskyy, further escalating the tensions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Duvernay and Vandanapu replied to the post with red heart emojis expressing their support for Kaling.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
The 79-year-old Hollywood legend stood up for Kardashian, 45, in response to an internet troll, who replied to Close posting a candid photo from the show’s season 2 set over the weekend.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026

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