Synonyms of reactive

reactive

adjective

as in spontaneous

done in immediate response to something especially without thinking or planning

He realized his aggressive response to their criticisms had been reactive.

The board stressed the need for a less reactive and more proactive approach to problem-solving.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spontaneous
• mechanical
• automatic
• mechanic
• conditioned
• simple
• instinctive
• reflex
• robotic
• blind
• abrupt
• instinctual
• uncontrollable
• unconscious
• improvised
• sudden
• unreasoned
• quick
• rooted
• impulsive
• involuntary
• knee-jerk
• visceral
• unthinking
• irrepressible
• unprepared
• subliminal
• Pavlovian
• natural
• entrenched
• unwitting
• snap
• casual
• inadvertent
• unforced
• unwilling
• deep-seated
• deep
• deep-rooted
• intrenched
• ready
• unintentional
• rash
• unintended
• random
• impromptu
• bred-in-the-bone
• unplanned
• impetuous
• unconsidered
• extemporaneous
• unrehearsed
• haphazard
• spur-of-the-moment
• hasty
• unpremeditated
• unstudied
• unprompted
• mindless
• chance
• extempore
• offhand
• off-the-cuff
• offhanded
• hit-or-miss
• ad-lib
• chancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• deliberate
• prepared
• voluntary
• intentional
• careful
• wilful
• intended
• volitional
• calculated
• willful
• refined
• designed
• rehearsed
• thoughtful
• cultivated
• predetermined
• willed
• reasoned
• meticulous
• projected
• considered
• measured
• advised
• foresighted
• studied
• controllable
• aforethought
• proactive
• manageable
• forethoughtful
• forward
• visionary
• nonmechanical
• farsighted
• provident
• prescient
• forward-looking
• resistible
• forehanded
• farseeing
• foreseeing