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proact
English
Etymology
pro- +? act. Probable back-formation from proactive.
Verb
proact (third-person singular simple present proacts, present participle proacting, simple past and past participle proacted)
- To take action in advance of an expected event
Synonyms
- anticipate
- feedforward
Antonyms
- react
Derived terms
- proactor
Related terms
- proactive
- proactivity
Anagrams
- captor, cartop
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proactive
English
Etymology
pro- +? active; originally coined 1933 by Paul Whiteley and Gerald Blankfort in a psychology paper, used in technical sense. Used in a popular context and sense (courage, perseverance) in 1946 book Man’s Search for Meaning by neuropsychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl, in the context of dealing with the Holocaust, as contrast with reactive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p????ækt?v/
- Rhymes: -ækt?v
Adjective
proactive (comparative more proactive, superlative most proactive)
- Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
Usage notes
Some consider proactive to be a buzzword, and it is associated with business-speak.
Depending on use, alternatives include active, preemptive, or “show initiative” instead of “be proactive”.
Synonyms
- anticipatory
- forward-looking
Antonyms
- reactive
Derived terms
- proactively
- proactivity
- proaction
- proactiveness
Related terms
- preactive
- proact
- proactor
Translations
References
- The Word Detective, Issue of February 5, 2001
French
Adjective
proactive
- feminine singular of proactif
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