reactive
/ɹiˈæktɪv/adjective3 syllables
Reactive means: participating readily in reactions.
Synonyms for reactive8
adjective, as in participating readily in reactions
adjective, as in reacting to a stimulus
Opposites of reactive
unreactive
What does reactive mean?2
adjective
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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.
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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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