What are some opposite words for proactive?

Antonyms for proactive
proʊˈæk tɪvproac·tive

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term proactive.

Wiktionary3.0 / 4 votes

  1. proactiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    reactive

    Synonyms:
    forward-looking, anticipatory, active stance

  2. proactiveadjective

    Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty

    We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.

    Synonyms:
    anticipatory, active stance, forward-looking

    Antonyms:
    reactive

Matched Categories

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. proactiveadjective

    descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

    "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"

    Antonyms:
    passive, retroactive, inactive

  2. proactiveadjective

    (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

    Antonyms:
    passive, inactive, retroactive

How to use proactive in a sentence?

  1. Memphis Police Department:

    The officers currently assigned to the unit agree unreservedly with this next step, while the heinous actions of a few casts a cloud of dishonor on the title SCORPION, it is imperative that we, the Memphis Police Department take proactive steps in the healing process for all impacted.

  2. Yang Hai:

    This time, the spotlight will be on policies to further reduce capacity as part of the government's supply-side reforms, in addition, there's now less yuan depreciation pressure, which means China can take a more proactive approach to liquidity easing.

  3. Dean Alexander:

    Unfortunately I think it is more of what we can expect in the future -- whether it is copy cats or whether you have, again, either ISIS-aligned or inspired or ISIS-directed individuals, it might instigate ISIS to take a more proactive approach to send individuals here to the U.S. or to try to recruit.

  4. Patrick Silva:

    We all had each others' backs. We didn't start any fights, i remember Jimmy being very quick, and not afraid. ... He wasn't reactive, he was proactive.

  5. State John Kerry:

    We know that the Houthis were engaged in moving some missile-launching capacity to the border and under the rules of engagement, it was always understood that if there were proactive moves by one side or another, then that would be in violation of the ceasefire agreement, saudi Arabia, under the rules of engagement, took action. We continue to support the idea of extending the humanitarian pause, but I think under the circumstances at the moment that would be difficult.

How to pronounce proactive?

How to say proactive in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#8588passive
#10506inactive
#13453reactive
#13843proactive
#29696retroactive

Translation

Find a translation for this antonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Discuss these proactive antonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "proactive." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/antonyms/proactive>.

    Are we missing a good antonym for proactive?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    A synonym for scanty
    A Spurious
    B Inaugurate
    C Dearth
    D Gumption

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for proactive: