Synonyms for proactive
proʊˈæk tɪvproac·tive

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1. proactiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   forward-looking, anticipatory, active stance

   Antonyms:
   reactive

2. proactiveadjective

   Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty

   We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.

   Synonyms:
   anticipatory, active stance, forward-looking

   Antonyms:
   reactive

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1. proactiveadjective

   descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

   "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"

   Antonyms:
   passive, retroactive, inactive

2. proactiveadjective

   (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

   Antonyms:
   passive, inactive, retroactive

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1. • Psychology

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1. List of paraphrases for "proactive":

   disclosure, pro-active, dynamic, active, divulgation, proactively, preemptive, voluntarist, dynamics, disclosures, disclosing, preventive, positive, vibrant, disclose, actively, pre-emptive, disclosed, pro-actively

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1. Loren Weisman:

   The people who blame everything and every body else for their lack of success, tended to continue to have a lack of success. Your Proactive, problem solving minded, assertive and responsible approach is going to carry you much further than whining, blaming, pointing fingers and justifying your failures.

2. Brian Fallon:

   Obviously she was making the exact opposite point: that we have to take proactive steps to make sure coal workers, their families and their communities get not just the benefits they've earned, but also the future they deserve.

3. Donald Trump:

   This is usually not me talking because I’m very proactive. I’d sit back and see what’s going on.

4. Scott Lawson:

   I think Hayes will indicate everything is under review, he's not going to say what, as an investor one would want him to be proactive in making sure UTX has the best portfolio possible.

5. Omar Fall:

   It's a very difficult and complex path, but at least they're being proactive about doing something about the structure of the business, which is different from the past, when they would just raise new capital and say 'trust me it'll be different this time.'.