If someone is reactive, they behave in response to what happens to them, rather than deciding in advance how they want to behave. I want our organization to be less reactive and more pro-active.
Definition of reactive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word "reactive" is an adjective that describes someone or something that responds to a stimulus or event rather than acting proactively. Think of it as the difference between waiting for something to happen versus making something happen.
To be reactive is to be ready to react or respond to something else — as opposed to ready to act on one's own. A person who's reactive does things only in response to others.
There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word reactive, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
REACTIVE meaning: 1 : done in response to a problem or situation reacting to problems when they occur instead of doing something to prevent them; 2 : tending to change into something else when mixed with another substance
Define reactive. reactive synonyms, reactive pronunciation, reactive translation, English dictionary definition of reactive. adj. 1. Tending to be responsive or to react to a stimulus.
