Influence and React

Influence

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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React and influence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "React" instead a verb "Influence".

React verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).

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Influence and react are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Influence" instead a verb "React".

man	influence man	react man
control	influence control	react control
place	influence place	react place
way	influence way	react way
Other words: characters, feelings, animals, movements.

He's still prone to see the worst in people at times, but thanks to Nike's influence, he now keeps an open mind rather than react to a threat with extreme prejudice.

Source: Manga / The World is Still Beautiful
Above the Influence: Pam would've done anything with Jim (and even kisses him before he can react) in "The Dundies," but Jim just makes sure she gets her ride home.

Source: Series / The Office (US)
The trope namer is the Role-Playing Game Paranoia, where "Machine Empathy" is the name of a mutation that allows a character to influence how robots and The Computer react to him (though this ability falls under the Technopath trope).

Source: Machine Empathy

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React and Influence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/react

Influence & React. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/react>.

React or Influence. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/react.

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