📖 Definitions of "Reactive"
adjective
- 1
That reacts or responds to a stimulus
- 2
That readily takes part in reactions
"francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals."
- 3
Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
- 4
Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.
🔄 Synonyms of "Reactive"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sensitivenoun | (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt. |
| excited | Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. |
| unstableverb | Not stable. |
| activated | of e.g. a molecule; made reactive or more reactive |
| oxidizable | Capable of being oxidized. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Reactive"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unreactive | (chemistry) Not reactive; relatively inert. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reactive"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sensitive | (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt. |
| unstable | Not stable. |
| excited | Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. |
| oxidizable | Capable of being oxidized. |
| activated | of e.g. a molecule; made reactive or more reactive |
| responsivenessnoun | The quality or state of being responsive. |
| reactionnoun | An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event. |
| responsive | Answering, replying or responding |
| responsenoun | An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply. |
| interactive | (computer science) Offering or involving interaction with the user. |
| corrective | Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct. |
| testnoun | A challenge, trial. |
| secondary | Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. |
| remedial | intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject |
| active | Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. |
| reactverb | (intransitive) To act in response. |
| reactivationnoun | The activation of something previously inactive or inactivated. |
| revivalnoun | The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. |
| reactivateverb | To activate again. |
| wakenoun | (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
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