Resistance and Reaction

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Resistance noun - The inclination to resist.

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

Reaction noun - Doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like.

Usage example: his style of painting was a reaction against cubism

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

human	human resistance	human reaction
good	good resistance	good reaction
physical	physical resistance	physical reaction
best	best resistance	best reaction
Other adjectives: better, similar, natural, initial, poor, strong, actual, real, violent, massive, extreme, little, less.

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