Event and Reaction

Event

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Reaction and event are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reaction" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

Reaction noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Event and reaction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Event" instead a noun "Reaction".

similar	similar event	similar reaction
common	common event	common reaction
specific	specific event	specific reaction
public	public event	public reaction
Other adjectives: critical, likely, actual, real, massive, huge, bad, major, possible, funny, strange.

For instance, it describes a character's reaction to an event, and adds how decades later, when he'd married and fathered children, those children loved to hear him retell the story of that event.

Source: Foregone Conclusion
In Frida, Salma Hayek's titular character gets drunk and cuts her hair in reaction to her marriage failing and then creates a well known painting of the event.

Source: Important Haircut
Romanticism Versus Enlightenment: The French Revolution is usually seen as the event that marked the two eras decisively with Romanticism largely being a reaction to the event.

Source: Useful Notes / The French Revolution aka: French Revolution

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