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Synonyms & Antonyms of reactive
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 & Near Synonyms for reactive
- automatic,
- instinctive,
- instinctual,
- involuntary,
- knee-jerk,
- mechanic,
- mechanical,
- reflex,
- robotic,
- spontaneous
- conditioned,
- natural,
- Pavlovian,
- simple,
- subliminal,
- unconscious,
- unforced,
- unthinking,
- unwitting,
- visceral
- bred-in-the-bone,
- deep,
- deep-rooted,
- deep-seated,
- entrenched
- (also intrenched),
- rooted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for reactive
- calculated,
- conscious,
- cultivated,
- deliberate,
- designed,
- intended,
- intentional,
- predetermined,
- prepared,
- projected,
- refined,
- rehearsed,
- volitional,
- voluntary,
- willed,
- willful
- (or wilful)
- advised,
- aforethought,
- careful,
- considered,
- foresighted,
- forethoughtful,
- measured,
- meticulous,
- reasoned,
- studied,
- thoughtful
- nonmechanical
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The first known use of reactive was in 1717
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