interactive

adjective

in·​ter·​ac·​tive ˌin-tər-ˈak-tiv 

1

: mutually or reciprocally active

2

: involving the actions or input of a user

especially : of, relating to, or being a two-way electronic communication system (such as a telephone, cable television, or a computer) that involves a user's orders (as for information or merchandise) or responses (as to a poll)

interactively adverb

interactivity

ˌin-tər-ak-ˈti-və-tē 

noun

Examples of interactive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The interactive web report predicts fusion has the potential to support more than 40,000 jobs and inject as much as $125 billion into California’s economy in the next decade. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025

The director first entered the interactive space after making his second film, The White Chamber, in 2018. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025

YouTube is also testing tools that allow creators to feature products at specific moments in their videos, potentially creating a more interactive shopping experience. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025

Anthropic's Claude can now analyze, edit, and generate spreadsheets directly within Excel, offering financial professionals a more interactive way to work with data. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for interactive

• bioactive
• hyperactive
• nonreactive
• overactive
• psychoactive
• putrefactive
• retroactive
• unattractive
• unreactive
• vasoactive
• active
• tractive

Kids Definition

interactive

adjective

in·​ter·​ac·​tive ˌint-ə-ˈrak-tiv 

1

: active between people, groups, or things

2

: involving the actions or input of a user

an interactive museum exhibit

especially : allowing two-way electronic communications (as between a person and a computer)

interactively adverb

interactivity

-ˌrak-ˈtiv-ət-ē 

noun