reactive

Speech parts

1. reactive - Adjective

2. reactive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

responsive sensitive unstable susceptible alert volatile irritable open response active reaction immediate ready aware alive
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Antonyms

proactive unreactive number active stoic phlegmatic
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Phrases with the word

reactive behavior reactive arthritis explosive reactive armor blacklight-reactive ink non-reactive resistor fiber-reactive dye

Anagrams

creative

Examples

Reactive arthritis is something I've been dealing with for nearly a year. Daniel Johns

So I went and visited a doctor and he diagnosed me with reactive arthritis. Daniel Johns

Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot. John Major

In reactive problem solving we walk into the future facing the past - we move away from, rather than toward, something. This often results in unforseen consequences that are more distasteful than the deficiencies removed. Russell L. Ackoff

With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in the reactive pattern and identification that will inevitably create more suffering and confusion. Noah Levine

Nothing falls entirely! Nothing dies away completely! Nothing can totally deprive another of its rights! On the contrary, the deeper the fall, the higher the reactive upswing! Viktor Schauberger

Close letter words and terms

reactivate reactivation reactivator reactive armor reactive armour reactive arthritis