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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Preventive and proactive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preventive" instead an adjective "Proactive".
Preventive
Preventive adjective - Concerned with or serving to keep something from happening.
Proactive and preventive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proactive" instead an adjective "Preventive".
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