Synonyms for

Interactive

Verb / ˌɪntɜ:ˈæktɪv / / ˌɪnɜ:ˈæktɪv / Another word for interactive — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Interactive means involving communication or action between people or things.

Synonyms & similar words

antagonistic interactional synergistic collaborative participatory cooperative communicative engaging hands-on involved responsive reciprocal mutual shared two-way dialogic interchangeable interdependent interconnected interpersonal multimedia multidirectional multitouch

Synonyms by register

Formal

responsive engaging participatory reciprocal

Informal

hands-on user-friendly fun involving

Literary

dialogic conversational symbiotic

Antonyms

passive static unresponsive impersonal one-way non-interactive

Common collocations

  • interactive learning
  • interactive display
  • interactive session
  • interactive technology
  • interactive game
  • interactive website
  • interactive map
  • interactive experience

Word family

noun interaction
verb interact
adverb interactively

Usage note

Often used in technology and education contexts to describe systems or activities that allow for user input and response. Avoid using it for simple cause-and-effect relationships.

Example sentences

  1. The interactive museum exhibit made me feel like I was really in the rainforest.
  2. My teacher uses interactive activities to help us learn new concepts.
  3. The interactive whiteboard allowed me to write and draw on the screen.
  4. The interactive map showed me all the different countries and their capitals.
  5. The interactive game required me to solve puzzles in order to progress to the next level.

Quotes

  • The future of television is interactive, and the future is now.
  • The internet is the ultimate interactive medium. It's not just a broadcast medium. It's not just a publishing medium. It's a two-way medium.
  • I think that the interactive media is going to explode and that people will be able to access it at home from their television sets.

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