Dictionary Check: proactive

"proactive" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

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

Example: "proactive inhibition"
Antonyms:
adjective

(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

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