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reactive

/ɹiˈæktɪv/adjective3 syllables

Reactive means: participating readily in reactions.

Synonyms for reactive8

adjective, as in participating readily in reactions

activated, excited, labile, oxidizable, thermolabile, unstable

adjective, as in reacting to a stimulus

Opposites of reactive

unreactive

What does reactive mean?2

adjective

1

participating readily in reactions“sodium is a reactive metal”

2

reacting to a stimulus“the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reactive?7

two syllables

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Reactive in a sentence

  • Retroactive jealousy is more toxic than reactive jealousy.soliloquist
  • We'd much rather be proactive than reactive.CM
  • Are humans good at reactive aggression?Amastan
  • Mary's realisation that she was gay plunged her into a reactive depression.patgfisher

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