Words Like PASSIVE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PASSIVE.
5 Alternative Words Similar to passive
4 examples of passive
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they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene
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passive obedience; passive submission.
3
red phosphorus is comparatively passive
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`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
10 definitions of passive
1
Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences.
2
Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting
3
Inactive; inert; unreactive; not showing strong affinity.
4
Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.
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lacking in energy or will
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the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
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expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
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peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return: the mind viewed as a passive receptacle for sensory experience. See Synonyms at inactive.
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Accepting or submitting without objection or resistance; submissive: a passive acceptance of one's fate.