English adjective: proactive | |||
1. | proactive descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently | ||
Samples | Proactive inhibition. Proactive interference. | ||
Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
Antonyms | retroactive | ||
2. | proactive (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 | ||
Similar | active | ||
Antonyms | passive, inactive | ||