| reach | (noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | Synonyms: reaching, stretch |
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| (noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, range, scope |
| (noun) the limit of capability | Synonyms: compass, grasp, range |
| (noun) the limits within which something can be effective | Synonyms: range |
| (verb) be in or establish communication with | Synonyms: contact, get hold of, get through |
| (verb) to exert much effort or energy | Synonyms: strain, strive |
| (verb) move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense | Synonyms: reach out |
| (verb) reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | Synonyms: attain, hit |
| (verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract | Synonyms: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make |
| (verb) reach a goal | Synonyms: get to, make, progress to |
| (verb) place into the hands or custody of | Synonyms: give, hand, pass, pass on, turn over |
| (verb) to gain with effort | Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, attain |
| (verb) to extend as far as | Synonyms: extend to, touch |
| reachable | (adjective) easily approached | Synonyms: approachable |
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| reaching | (noun) accomplishment of an objective | Synonyms: arrival |
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| (noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | Synonyms: reach, stretch |
| react | (verb) undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions | - |
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| (verb) show a response or a reaction to something | Synonyms: respond |
| (verb) act against or in opposition to | Synonyms: oppose |
| reactance | (noun) opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance) | - |
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| reactant | (noun) a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | - |
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| reaction | (noun) a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent | Synonyms: response |
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| (noun) doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like | - |
| (noun) an idea evoked by some experience | - |
| (noun) extreme conservatism in political or social matters | - |
| (noun) (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body | - |
| (noun) a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude | - |
| (noun) (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | Synonyms: chemical reaction |
| reactionary | (adjective) opposed to political or social liberalism or reform | Synonyms: far-right, reactionist |
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| (noun) an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism | Synonyms: extreme right-winger, ultraconservative |
| reactionism | (noun) the political orientation of reactionaries | - |
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| reactionist | (adjective) opposed to political or social liberalism or reform | Synonyms: far-right, reactionary |
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| reactivate | (verb) activate (an old file) anew | - |
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| reactive | (adjective) participating readily in reactions | - |
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| (adjective) reacting to a stimulus | Synonyms: responsive |
| reactivity | (noun) responsive to stimulation | Synonyms: responsiveness |
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| (noun) ready susceptibility to chemical change | - |
| reactor | (noun) (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements | Synonyms: nuclear reactor |
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| (noun) an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit | - |