proactively

adverb

pro·​ac·​tive·​ly (ˌ)prō-ˈak-tiv-lē 

: in a proactive manner : in a way that anticipates future problems, needs, or changes

Leaders … can predict potential team challenges and address them proactively.

—Jimi Gibson

… a system that allows us to alert customers if there's an issue with travel, whether their flight is delayed or proactively letting them know there is a transit strike in New York, or whatever.

—Steven Barnhart

By working proactively with charter organizations and other outside groups, district leaders could take a role in shaping the array of new alternative schools so that it benefits students most …

—Los Angeles Times

Examples of proactively in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was proactively released before the season eight premiere and before any major public controversy involving the new cast. —Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

In many cases, setting up a payment arrangement proactively may help reduce the risk of more aggressive collection activity. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 June 2026

By clarifying the extent of a pet’s distress—a complicated task, given that animals often endure pain invisibly—Kennedy empowered owners to address suffering proactively. —Sunita Puri, New Yorker, 6 June 2026

The research team concludes that while the search for life beyond Earth could become one of humanity's greatest scientific achievements, the risks associated with that search must be addressed proactively. —Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proactively

• attractively
• actively
• interactively
• retroactively
• radioactively