Synonyms for emptive

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reactive

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).

Example sentences

• reactive We'd much rather be proactive than reactive.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

reactive³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reactive³ = 3 syllables).