adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/
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US:/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
rhymes with -æktɪv
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 AE1 K T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 N ER0 AE1 K T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
interactive teaching methods
two interactive systems
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Offering or involving interaction with the user.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: synergistic
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
capable of acting on or influencing each other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interactional
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English interactive From inter- + active.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
interaktief
— acting with each other
Armenian:
ինտերակտիվ
(interaktiv)
— acting with each other
Catalan:
interactiu
— acting with each other
Finnish:
vuorovaikutteinen
— acting with each other
Finnish:
interaktiivinen
— acting with each other
Galician:
interactivo
— acting with each other
Georgian:
ინტერაქტიული
(inṭerakṭiuli)
— acting with each other
German:
interaktiv
— acting with each other
German:
wechselwirkend
— acting with each other
Greek:
συνάλληλος
(synállilos)
— acting with each other
Indonesian:
interaktif
— acting with each other
Italian:
interattivo
— acting with each other
Macedonian:
взаемодејствителен
(vzaemodejstvitelen)
— acting with each other
Persian:
تعاملی
(ta'âmoli)
— acting with each other
Portuguese:
interativo
— acting with each other
Romanian:
interactiv
— acting with each other
Russian:
интеракти́вный
(intɛraktívnyj)
— acting with each other
Russian:
взаимоде́йствующий
(vzaimodéjstvujuščij)
— acting with each other
Spanish:
interactivo
— acting with each other
Ukrainian:
інтеракти́вний
(interaktývnyj)
— acting with each other
Ukrainian:
взаємоді́йний
(vzajemodíjnyj)
— acting with each other
Afrikaans:
interaktief
— responding to the user
Armenian:
ինտերակտիվ
(interaktiv)
— responding to the user
Belarusian:
інтэракты́ўны
(interaktýwny)
— responding to the user
Catalan:
interactiu
— responding to the user
Czech:
interaktivní
— responding to the user
Danish:
interaktiv
— responding to the user
Esperanto:
interreagema
— responding to the user
Faroese:
samvirkin
— responding to the user
Finnish:
interaktiivinen
— responding to the user
French:
interactif
— responding to the user
Galician:
interactivo
— responding to the user
Georgian:
ინტერაქტიული
(inṭerakṭiuli)
— responding to the user
German:
interaktiv
— responding to the user
Greek:
διαδραστικός
(diadrastikós)
— responding to the user
Greek:
διαλογικός
(dialogikós)
— responding to the user
Greek:
αλληλεπιδραστικός
(allilepidrastikós)
— responding to the user
Hungarian:
interaktív
— responding to the user
Icelandic:
gagnvirkur
— responding to the user
Indonesian:
interaktif
— responding to the user
Irish:
idirghníomhach
— responding to the user
Kazakh:
интерактивті
(interaktivtı)
— responding to the user
Korean:
인터랙티브
(inteoraektibeu)
— responding to the user
Macedonian:
интерактивен
(interaktiven)
— responding to the user
Malayalam:
സംവേദനാത്മക
(saṁvēdanātmaka)
— responding to the user
Māori:
taunekeneke
— responding to the user
Māori:
tauwhiti
— responding to the user
Persian:
تعاملی
(ta'âmoli)
— responding to the user
Polish:
interaktywny
— responding to the user
Portuguese:
interativo
— responding to the user
Russian:
интеракти́вный
(intɛraktívnyj)
— responding to the user
Spanish:
interactivo
— responding to the user
Swedish:
interaktiv
— responding to the user
Ukrainian:
інтеракти́вний
(interaktývnyj)
— responding to the user
