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PREEMPTIVE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word preemptive. (opposite meanings)
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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

Alternatives for ACCOMMODATING

Alternatives for COOPERATIVE

Alternatives for DEFENSIVE

Alternatives for PASSIVE

Alternatives for REACTIVE

Alternatives for RESPONSIVE

Alternatives for SUBMISSIVE

Alternatives for YIELDING

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