What does "proactively" mean?

In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.

How do you pronounce "proactively"?

Pronounced //pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li//.

Proactively

Q: What is a synonym for "proactively"?

Common synonyms include: actively, actively involved parent, most agentic, preemptively, push forward a proposal, step forward.

/pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/ adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.
"[D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities."

Synonyms

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actively actively involved parent most agentic preemptively push forward a proposal step forward

Antonyms

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reactively helplessly passively most reaction-based energy

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"[D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities."

Etymology

From proactive + -ly.

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