as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
proactive decision by the city fathers to plan for the eventual withering away of the region's manufacturing base
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Recent Examples of proactive
Fundamentally, chatbots are reactive, whereas AI agents are proactive.
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Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
To address this con of complacency, employers should be proactive in employee engagement and satisfaction to keep up morale through offering upskilling, mentorship, internal mobility opportunities and more.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
His eyes right now are proactive rather than reactive.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
To address this con of complacency, employers should be proactive in employee engagement and satisfaction to keep up morale through offering upskilling, mentorship, internal mobility opportunities and more.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
His eyes right now are proactive rather than reactive.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proactive
Adjective
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Homebuilders are getting more cautious, says economist Wolf.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Markets had expected the more fiscally cautious Shinjiro Koizumi to win.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Proactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proactive. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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