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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