reactive vs understanding

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. 

understanding

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

noun
  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

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