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Responsive vs. Proactive — What's the Difference?

Responsive vs. Proactive — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Responsive and Proactive

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Responsive

Reacting quickly and positively
A flexible service that is responsive to changing social patterns

Proactive

(of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened
Employers must take a proactive approach to equal pay

Responsive

In response; answering
I'm distracted by a nibble on my line: I jig it several times, but there is no responsive tug

Proactive

Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory
Proactive steps to prevent terrorism.

Responsive

Answering or replying; responding.
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Proactive

Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.

Responsive

Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts
A responsive student.

Proactive

Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently;
Proactive inhibition
Proactive interference

Responsive

Containing or using responses
Responsive reading.
Responsive liturgy.

Proactive

(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

Responsive

Answering, replying or responding

Responsive

Able to receive and respond to external stimuli

Responsive

Using antiphons; antiphonal

Responsive

Susceptible to the feelings of others

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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