Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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proactive | No | Yes | No | No |
retroactive | No | Yes | No | No |
proactive (adjective) | retroactive (adjective) |
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descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently | descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously |
(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 | affecting things past |