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Structured vs Proactive - What's the difference?

structured | proactive |

As adjectives the difference between structured and proactive

is that structured is having structure; organized while proactive is acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.

As a verb structured

is past tense of structure.

structured

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having structure; organized

    • Derived terms

    * structured analysis * structured ASIC * structured cabling * structured content * structured criticality * structured data * structured design * structured finance * structured interviewing * structured packing * structured product * structured programming * Structured Query Language * structured sale * structured settlement * structured storage * structured text * structured wiring

    Verb

    (head)
  • (structure)
    • He structured the loan with a twenty-year term.

    proactive

    English

    (wikipedia proactive)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
    • We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.

    Usage notes

    Some consider proactive to be a buzzword, and it is associated with business-speak.The good grammar guide, by Richard Palmer, 2003, p. 157 Depending on use, alternatives include active, or “show initiative” instead of “be proactive ”.

    Synonyms

    * anticipatory * forward-looking

    Antonyms

    * reactive

    Derived terms

    * proactively * proactivity * proactiveness

    Related terms

    * proact * proactor

    References

    * The Word Detective, Issue of February 5, 2001 ----