Meaning & use
proactive
Acting in advance to deal with an expected situation, rather than reacting after it happens.
See it in a sentence
The company took a proactive approach to cybersecurity instead of waiting for a breach.
Being proactive about her health, she scheduled regular checkups every year.
A note on using this word
Proactive is common in business and self-help writing; pair it with about or in, as in proactive about or proactive in.
Words with a similar meaning
forward-thinkinganticipatory
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Words with an opposite meaning
reactivepassive
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