Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Reaction and development are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reaction" instead a noun "Development".
Reaction
Reaction noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
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Synonyms for Reaction
Development and reaction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Development" instead a noun "Reaction".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional development | emotional reaction |
| human | human development | human reaction |
| good | good development | good reaction |
| physical | physical development | physical reaction |
| Other adjectives: best, similar, normal, natural, positive, initial, genuine, strong, actual, real, massive, little, interesting, unique, major, less, subsequent, different, overall. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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While it's meant to be a fairly touching character development sequence for her, Yuri's reaction seems ... inappropriate, and makes no sense in context, possibly due to a poor translation.
Source: Confessional -
The international reaction led to a halt of almost all nuclear reactor development worldwide, with some (such as Italy) going so far as to close down their nuclear plants.
Source: Useful Notes / Chernobyl -
However, from other sources, it seems equally likely that Funcom wanted to delay development until they were able to gauge the player reaction and membership numbers.
Source: Video Game / Age of Conan
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