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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Proactive - my "favorite" antonym #179954 10/29/2008 4:35 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 Richmond, Virginia (formerly S... wgstoops stranger wgstoops stranger Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 Richmond, Virginia (formerly S... According to the New York Times Everyday Dictionary copyright 1982: pro-ac-tive adj. favoring the first learned: -- inhibition that is, being inhibited so as to continue doing something the way you've always done it. Of course, that is the opposite of how many use the word. Therefore, the word is really useless. You can only determine the user's meaning from the context or from how the word is used. WGS Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Proactive - my "favorite" antonym wgstoops #179962 10/29/2008 7:57 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I've never heard it used that way. Just assume it means acting in a way that will leave you ready for an expected occurrence rather than waiting for it to happen and trying to clean up afterwards and you'll be OK 99 times out of 10. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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