reactive vs tense

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. 

tense

adj
  • Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed. 

  • Pulled taut, without any slack. 

verb
  • To apply a tense to. 

  • To make tense. 

  • To become tense. 

noun
  • Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists. 

  • The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. 

  • An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense. 

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