Proactively vs. Actively — What's the Difference?

Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory

Being in physical motion

In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.

Functioning or capable of functioning.

Marked by energetic activity; busy

Involving or requiring physical exertion and energy

Being in a state of action; not quiescent

Erupting or liable to erupt; not dormant

Marked by or involving direct participation

Currently in use or effect

Openly acknowledged or expressed

Producing an intended action or effect

Indicating that the grammatical subject of a verb is performing or causing the action expressed. Used of a verb form or voice.

Expressing action rather than a state of being. Used of verbs such as run, speak, and move.

Of or relating to the management of an investment portfolio by continually making investment decisions based on new information as opposed to maintaining a predetermined strategy or reproducing the returns of a market or index.

Being a source of electrical energy, as a generator.

Capable of converting or amplifying voltages or currents, as a diode or transistor.

Being on full military duty and receiving full pay.

The active voice.

A construction or form in the active voice.

A participating member of an organization

In an active manner.

(grammar) In the active form; not passive.

In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.

In an active signification; as, a word used actively.

In an active manner;