Actions

Synonyms for reaction

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsActions

a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

A bad reaction to the medicine.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

response

Same sentence, swapped: A bad response to the medicine.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for reaction as it is used in the sentence above.

tears
breathing
judgment

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

attemptnounattackthe act of attackingFoothillsHas a reason line bagnoundishan activity that you like or at which you are superiorFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line ballnounbaseballa ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine playersFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line battlenounstrugglean energetic attempt to achieve somethingFoothillsHas a reason line wastefuladjectiveuneconomicalinefficient in use of time and effort and materialsSummit whacknounknockthe act of hitting vigorouslyTreelineHas a reason line whipnounlasha quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike objectRidgelineHas a reason line baseadjective, verbmeanhaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or moralityFoothills2 senses

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