Meanings
comparative more interactive · superlative most interactive
- Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.
two interactive systems
1 more example
interactive teaching methods
- computerOffering or involving interaction with the user.
an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features
plural interactives
- A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
The show includes computer interactives, animation, models and live parakeets (for an exercise in species identification).
2009 June 26, Laurel Graeber, “Spare Times: For Children”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveused especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
adjectivecapable of acting on or influencing each other
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishinteractive
Translations
Afrikaans interaktief, interaktief
- interaktiefacting with each other
- interaktiefresponding to the user
Catalan interactiu, interactiu
- interactiuacting with each other
- interactiuresponding to the user
Czech interaktivní
- interaktivníresponding to the user
Danish interaktiv
- interaktivresponding to the user
Esperanto interreagema
- interreagemaresponding to the user
Finnish vuorovaikutteinen, interaktiivinen
- vuorovaikutteinenacting with each other
- interaktiivinenacting with each other
- interaktiivinenresponding to the user
French interactif
- interactifresponding to the user
German interaktiv, wechselwirkend
- interaktivacting with each other
- wechselwirkendacting with each other
- interaktivresponding to the user
Greek συνάλληλος, διαδραστικός
- συνάλληλος (synállilos)acting with each other
- διαδραστικός (diadrastikós)responding to the user
- διαλογικός (dialogikós)responding to the user
- αλληλεπιδραστικός (allilepidrastikós)responding to the user
Hungarian interaktív
- interaktívresponding to the user
Icelandic gagnvirkur
- gagnvirkurresponding to the user
Indonesian interaktif, interaktif
- interaktifacting with each other
- interaktifresponding to the user
Irish idirghníomhach
- idirghníomhachresponding to the user
Italian interattivo
- interattivoacting with each other
Korean 인터랙티브
- 인터랙티브 (inteoraektibeu)responding to the user
Māori taunekeneke, tauwhiti
- taunekenekeresponding to the user
- tauwhitiresponding to the user
Persian تعاملی, تعاملی
- تعاملی (ta'âmoli)acting with each other
- تعاملی (ta'âmoli)responding to the user
Polish interaktywny
- interaktywnyresponding to the user
Portuguese interativo, interativo
- interativoacting with each other
- interativoresponding to the user
Romanian interactiv
- interactivacting with each other
Russian интеракти́вный, взаимоде́йствующий
- интеракти́вный (intɛraktívnyj)acting with each other
- взаимоде́йствующий (vzaimodéjstvujuščij)acting with each other
- интеракти́вный (intɛraktívnyj)responding to the user
Spanish interactivo, interactivo
- interactivoacting with each other
- interactivoresponding to the user
Swedish interaktiv
- interaktivresponding to the user
Ukrainian інтеракти́вний, взаємоді́йний
- інтеракти́вний (interaktývnyj)acting with each other
- взаємоді́йний (vzajemodíjnyj)acting with each other
- інтеракти́вний (interaktývnyj)responding to the user
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with interactive
Cite this entry
interactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interactive
“interactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interactive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interactive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interactive.
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