REFLEXES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

reflexes

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plural of reflex

as in recoils

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reactions

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Shelton cruised from there, mixing his primary weapons in with athletic defense that garnered big reactions from the Montreal crowd and deflated Nakashima even more.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
But most of those reactions — injection site pain, muscle and joint pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache and chills — were mild to moderate and went away within days.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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