Definition of proactive

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  • proactive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • proactive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • proactive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of proactive

  • descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently (adjective)

    Examples

    1. proactive inhibition
    2. proactive interference
  • (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 (adjective)

See definition of proactive in Merriam Webster