reactive
/ɹiːˈæktɪv/US/ɹiˈæktɪv/
reactive adjective: that reacts or responds to a stimulus.
Adjective
reactive (comparative more reactive, superlative most reactive)
- That reacts or responds to a stimulus.
- That readily takes part in reactions.
- francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals.
- Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
- Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.
reactive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
reactive in Hindi
- प्रतिक्रियाशील, प्रतिक्रियात्मक
reactive in Tamil
- எதிர்வினை செய்யக்கூடிய, எதிர்த்தாக்கும்
reactive in Marathi
- प्रतिक्रियाशील, प्रतिक्रियात्मक
reactive in Bengali
- প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল, প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল ক্ষমতাসম্পন্ন
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- reactive in Telugu
- రియాక్టివ్
- reactive in Malayalam
- പ്രതിപ്രവർത്തനക്ഷമം
- reactive in Kannada
- ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಾತ್ಮಕ, ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿದೆ
- reactive in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ, ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ, ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆਤਮਕ
- reactive in Gujarati
- પ્રતિક્રિયાશીલ, પ્રતિક્રિયાત્મક
- reactive in Odia
- ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିଯ଼ାଶୀଳ, ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିଯ଼ାତ୍ମକ, ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିଯ଼ାଶୀଳ |
- reactive in Nepali
- प्रतिक्रियाशील, प्रतिक्रियात्मक
Examples of reactive in a sentence
- Both are what are called pozzolans, reactive materials that help make the concrete stronger.
- Human — only better, according to Rashid — "smart, reactive, biogenetic, polymorphous, nanomechanical, technorganic and perfectly recyclable."
- It is slightly reactive in air or water at room temperatures.
Antonyms of reactive
Forms of reactive
| comparative | more reactive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most reactive |
Origin of reactive
From react + -ive.
Words formed from reactive
- adrenoreactive
- alloreactive
- aminoreactive
- antireactive
- autoreactive
- bioreactive
- C-reactive protein
- crossreactive
- hyperreactive
- hyporeactive
- immunofluororeactive
- immunoreactive
- monoreactive
- multireactive
- neuroreactive
- nonreactive
- nonreactively
- normoreactive
- over-reactive
- overreactive
- photoreactive
- polyreactive
- reactive armor
- reactive armour
- reactive arthritis
- reactive attachment disorder
- reactive centre
- reactive depression
- reactive distillation
- reactive dye
- reactive homeostasis
- reactive hyperemia
- reactive hypoglycemia
- reactive intermediate
- reactive ion etching
- reactive load
- reactively
- reactive lymphocyte
- reactive mind
- reactiveness
- reactive oxygen species
- reactive power
- reactive programming
- reactive schizophrenia
- reactive search
- reactivity
- seroreactive
- subreactive
- thermoreactive
- unreactive
- vasoreactive
- xenoreactive
Phrases with reactive
Words that rhyme with reactive
- active
- inactive
- attractive
- extractive
- protractive
- abstractive
- factive
- hyperactive
- interactive
- radioactive
- subtractive
- unattractive
14 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about reactive
- What does reactive mean?
- Reactive means that reacts or responds to a stimulus.
- What is reactive in Hindi?
- Reactive in Hindi is प्रतिक्रियाशील, प्रतिक्रियात्मक. See Reactive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reactive?
- Reactive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce reactive?
- Reactive is pronounced /ɹiːˈæktɪv/ (UK).
Words near reactive in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reactive (page history and authors); reactive (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reactive (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reactive (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reactive (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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