The opposite of "Reactive". Often used instead of "active", which means the same thing but evidently has too few syllables. ---- ProActive means pseudo-active. See DilbertMoment. ---- Actually, no. ProActive means that when things start to go wrong, you take early, thoughtful, directed action (not just ''any'' action, and not ''late'' action) to get them back on track. While I won't support the etymology, there's a useful distinction embodied in the term. ---- I thought it was an active that lost its amateur status....