Synonyms for reactive
riˈæk tɪvre·ac·tive

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1. reactiveadjective

   participating readily in reactions

   "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive"

   Synonyms:
   responsive

   Antonyms:
   indifferent, neutral, unreactive, stable, inert, inactive, insensitive, noble

2. reactive, responsiveadjective

   reacting to a stimulus

   "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"

   Synonyms:
   responsive, antiphonal

   Antonyms:
   noble, indifferent, stable, inactive, neutral, insensitive, unreactive, inert

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1. • Chemistry
   • Physics

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1. List of paraphrases for "reactive":

   reagent, reagents, reactant, responsive, reaction, passive, reactivated, var

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1. Mark Boidman:

   The ability to use on-premise media, and in particular digital signage and digital out-of-home media, allows brands and retailers to be reactive and provide contextually relevant content and advertising, think coffee promotions in the morning or marketing hot chocolate or snow shovels ahead of a big snow storm.

2. Carlyn Hicks:

   It didn't take a whole lot of convincing for me to be collaborative and responsive, as opposed to reactive, to( a child's) actions.

3. Yoni Brook:

   A lot of what we have to do as journalists is be reactive, i really wanted to devote my career to just thinking carefully about the kinds of images that go out into the world.

4. Martin Vizcarra:

   It shouldn't just be a reactive policy due to the emergency that neighboring countries are facing with these fires. Rather it should have a long-term view on how to avoid deforestation.

5. Arturo Casadevall:

   Because these coronaviruses are all related, given that every year we run into one of them, it's not surprising that we have T cells that are reactive with them.