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retroactive vs proactive

proactive vs retroactive

retroactive and proactive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retroactive No Yes No No
proactive No Yes No No
retroactive (adjective) proactive (adjective)
descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
affecting things past (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
Difference between retroactive and proactive

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