proaction
Acting before required
Proaction is taking initiative before problems arise, the opposite of reaction.
Where reaction responds to events already unfolding, proaction anticipates and shapes them: The company's proaction on cybersecurity prevented the breach.
The word is less common than its adjective proactive, which dominates in business and self-help contexts.
State of being prepared
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
drills · adaptability · resilience · contingency · backup · safeguard · prevention · mitigation
State of awaiting something
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- forward-thinkingAnticipating future needs
- prescienceKnowledge of future events
visionary · extrapolation · projection · insight · perception · intuition · discernment · futurism
Operate a vehicle
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- self-startingInitiating action independently
- innovationCreating something original
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
leadership · dynamism · momentum · ambition · assertiveness · boldness · determination · gumption
Detailed technical drawing
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- strategizingFormulating tactical approaches
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- roadmappingOutlining a forward path
goal-setting · prioritization · timeline · milestones · framework · methodology · organization · outlining
readiness
State of being prepared
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
training · drills · adaptability · resilience · contingency · backup · safeguard · prevention · mitigation · groundwork
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- forward-thinkingAnticipating future needs
prescience · visionary · extrapolation · projection · insight · perception · intuition · discernment · futurism · trendspotting
drive
Operate a vehicle
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- self-startingInitiating action independently
- innovationCreating something original
entrepreneurship · leadership · dynamism · momentum · ambition · assertiveness · boldness · determination · gumption · pioneering
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- strategizingFormulating tactical approaches
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
roadmapping · goal-setting · prioritization · timeline · milestones · framework · methodology · organization · outlining · scheduling
proactionreaction
Response to stimulus
reactivity · reactiveness · retroaction · damage control · firefighting
proactioninaction
Deliberate nonmovement
passivity · inertia · passiveness · complacency · inactivity
- be proactiveAct before needed