PREEMPTIVE Antonyms
preempt
Best Opposite Words For PREEMPTIVE
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accommodating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation adjective satellite • obliging; willing to do favors | ||||||||
cooperative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit noun • a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners • an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it adjective satellite • involving the joint activity of two or more • willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement | ||||||||
defensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack noun • an attitude of defensiveness adjective satellite • attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing | ||||||||
passive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in energy or will • expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb noun • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb adjective satellite • peacefully resistant in response to injustice | ||||||||
reactive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • participating readily in reactions adjective satellite • reacting to a stimulus | ||||||||
responsive | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • containing or using responses; alternating • readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion adjective satellite • reacting to a stimulus | ||||||||
submissive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination adjective satellite • abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant | ||||||||
yielding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the act of conceding or yielding adjective satellite • inclined to yield to argument or influence or control • lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure • tending to give in or surrender or agree | ||||||||
procrastinating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly | ||||||||
surrendering | verbv | |||||||
noun • acceptance of despair • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the delivery of a principal into lawful custody • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) verb • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another • relinquish possession or control over |