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PROACTIVE Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word proactive. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PROACTIVE

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reactive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• participating readily in reactions

adjective satellite

• reacting to a stimulus

inactive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

adjective satellite

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

indifferent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by a lack of interest

• showing no care or concern in attitude or action

• (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

• fairly poor to not very good

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

• characterized by a lack of partiality

• being neither good nor bad

• neither too great nor too little

lazy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moving slowly and gently

• disinclined to work or exertion

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

unresponsive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not responding to some influence or stimulus

adjective satellite

• aloof or indifferent

• not susceptible to suggestion or influence

retroactive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

adjective satellite

• affecting things past

Alternatives for REACTIVE

Alternatives for INACTIVE

Alternatives for INDIFFERENT

Alternatives for LAZY

Alternatives for PASSIVE

Alternatives for UNRESPONSIVE

Alternatives for RETROACTIVE

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