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PROACTION Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word proaction. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PROACTION

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
apathy

noun

n

noun

• an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

avoidance

noun

n

noun

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

hesitation

noun

n

noun

• indecision in speech or action

• a certain degree of unwillingness

• the act of pausing uncertainly

inaction

noun

n

noun

• the state of being inactive

indifference

noun

n

noun

• unbiased impartial unconcern

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

inertia

noun

n

noun

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

passivity

noun

n

noun

• the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

• submission to others or to outside influences

reaction

noun

n

noun

• (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

• an idea evoked by some experience

• a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

• (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body

• a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude

• extreme conservatism in political or social matters

• doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like

reluctance

noun

n

noun

• (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

• a certain degree of unwillingness

resistance

noun

n

noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

Alternatives for APATHY

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Alternatives for AVOIDANCE

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Alternatives for HESITATION

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Alternatives for INACTION

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Alternatives for INDIFFERENCE

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Alternatives for INERTIA

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Alternatives for PASSIVITY

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Alternatives for REACTION

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Phrases (1)