Proactive and Retroactive

Proactive

Proactive adjective - Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently.
Usage example: proactive inhibition
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Synonyms for Proactive

Retroactive is an antonym for proactive.

Retroactive

Retroactive adjective - Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously.
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Synonyms for Retroactive

Proactive is an antonym for retroactive.

Nearby Words: retroaction, retroactively
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Retroactive and Proactive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proactive/retroactive
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