reactive vs sympathetic

reactive

adj
  • that reacts or responds to a stimulus 

  • Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance. 

  • that readily takes part in reactions 

  • Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive. 

sympathetic

adj
  • Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association. 

  • A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence. 

  • Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way. 

  • Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration. 

  • Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action. 

  • Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves. 

  • Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. 

  • Attracting the liking of others. 

How often have the words reactive and sympathetic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )