reactive
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4.3
- adjective
- /riˈæktɪv/
:
reactivo
- Sometimes, the lines are indeed thin between being proactive and being reactive as a principal.
- reactive aggression
- reactive management
- reactive nature
We have been, we have been reactive for so long.
- We have been, we have been reactive for so long.
- But I was hands on being reactive to their first cut.
- I was very aggressive, very reactive, very protective.
- But I shouldn't be reactive in a way that is childish.
- Stop being so motherfucking reactive and start being proactive.
- And so we we remain reactive to the stimulus.
- You're able to just stay calm and less reactive and more responsive.
- To calm the circuits and to deactivate the reactive state that fear causes.
- Allow yourself to be calm and not just reactive, OK?
- We're just a little more reactive when it's the moon for some reason.
- Yeah, but when you're dealing with nervous dog day in, day out, reactive dogs, day in, day out, right.
- Or even worse is when a therapist says maybe you're being too reactive or too sensitive.
- The world goes on with or without your reactive emotion to it.
Examples
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They're not as reactive in those situations.
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After the incident, she realized she was too reactive and needed to think before responding.
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We have been, we have been reactive for so long.
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Allow yourself to be calm and not just reactive, OK?
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You can stop being reactive and you can start being strategic.
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Because I know what it's like to be out of control and reactive.
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Meditation trains you to not be reactive to thoughts.
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Like, I'm less reactive to situations, I'm more accepting of people's shortcomings.
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The doctor noted that her pupils were reactive to light during the examination.
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He tried to remain calm and not reactive during the stressful meeting.
Synonyms
488
2.9
Aware of and careful about other people's feelings
61
4.0
React quickly and helpfully to people and things
14
4.1
Quick to become excited or nervous
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.3
A protein made by the liver that rises in the blood as a sign of infection or inflammation
- Specialized
A period of deep sadness and low energy after a stressful life event
- Archaic
A sudden mental illness that starts after strong stress and lasts a short time
How Reactive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reactive comes from the parts re- 'again' and act 'to do', like the word action. So when a person or body part is reactive it 'acts back' to a change or touch and shows a quick response.