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
Precautionary and proactive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precautionary" instead an adjective "Proactive".
Precautionary
Precautionary adjective - Concerned with or serving to keep something from happening.
Proactive and precautionary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proactive" instead an adjective "Precautionary".
Nearby Word: precaution
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- deterrent and proactive
- deterrent and precautionary
- preventative and proactive
- preventative and precautionary
- discouraging and proactive
- discouraging and precautionary
- protective and proactive
- protective and precautionary
- defending and proactive
- defending and precautionary
- prophylactic and proactive
- prophylactic and precautionary
- blocking and proactive
- blocking and precautionary
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