Reactive vs. Responsive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reactive and Responsive
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Reactive
Tending to be responsive or to react to a stimulus.
Responsive
Reacting quickly and positively
A flexible service that is responsive to changing social patterns
Reactive
Characterized by reaction.
Responsive
In response; answering
I'm distracted by a nibble on my line: I jig it several times, but there is no responsive tug
Reactive
Chemistry & Physics Tending to participate readily in reactions.
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Responsive
Answering or replying; responding.
Reactive
That reacts or responds to a stimulus
Responsive
Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts
A responsive student.
Reactive
(chemistry) that readily takes part in reactions
Francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals.
Responsive
Containing or using responses
Responsive reading.
Responsive liturgy.
Reactive
(electronics) Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
Responsive
Answering, replying or responding
Reactive
Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.
Responsive
Able to receive and respond to external stimuli
Reactive
Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.
Responsive
Using antiphons; antiphonal
Reactive
Participating readily in reactions;
Sodium is a reactive metal
Free radicals are very reactive
Responsive
Susceptible to the feelings of others
Reactive
Tending to react to a stimulus;
The skin of the geriatric is less reactive than that of younger persons
Responsive
(GUI) automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space
Responsive
(obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent
Responsive
(obsolete) responsible
Responsive
That responds; ready or inclined to respond.
Responsive
Suited to something else; correspondent.
The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
Responsive
Responsible.
Responsive
Containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation;
Responsive reading
Antiphonal liturgy
Responsive
Readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion;
Children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience
Responsive
Readily reacting to suggestions and influences;
A responsive student
Responsive
Susceptible to the feelings or attitudes of others;
Keeping government in America responsive to the will of the people
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