Proactive is the opposite of reactive. Actions that are proactive are initiated not in reaction to a situation but instead out of a desire to make a positive change, prepare for a situation, or prevent something from happening. Proactive is commonly used to describe people who take such actions. PROACTIVE meaning: 1. taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens: 2. taking…. Learn more. The adjective proactive can describe a person who gets things done. If you are proactive, you make things happen, instead of waiting for them to happen to you. Active means "doing something." The prefix pro- means "before." So if you are proactive, you are ready before something happens. (of a person or policy) controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them. Managers must be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems. Want to learn more? Definition of proactive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
