Preventative
Preventative adjective - Concerned with or serving to keep something from happening.
Proactive and preventative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proactive" instead an adjective "Preventative".
Proactive
Proactive adjective - (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.
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Synonyms for Proactive
Preventative and proactive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preventative" instead an adjective "Proactive".
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Related pairs
- deterrent and preventative
- deterrent and proactive
- discouraging and preventative
- discouraging and proactive
- protective and preventative
- protective and proactive
- defending and preventative
- defending and proactive
- prophylactic and preventative
- prophylactic and proactive
- blocking and preventative
- blocking and proactive
- preventive and preventative
- preventive and proactive
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