Passive synonyms and antonyms

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submissive
The definition of submissive is willing to do what others want.
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quiet
Having little motion or activity; calm.
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active (antonym)
Being in physical motion:
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submissiveness
The state or quality of being submissive.
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lively (antonym)
Full of life; active; vigorous
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passiveness
The condition of being passive; passivity.
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receptive
Ready or willing to receive favorably:
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yielding
Bending easily; flexible
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resigned (related)
Characterized by resignation or acceptance.
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lifeless
That no longer has life; dead
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inactive
Not affecting the plane of polarized light: said of some isomers of certain optically active crystalline substances
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inert
The definition of inert is slow or having no action or power to move.
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forbearing
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
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affected (related)
Affected is defined as a situation when something impacts you or is something that was directed towards you and resulted in some emotional or other change in you.
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idle (related)
Being a period of time in which there is little or no activity:
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latent (related)
(Medicine) Present but not symptomatic:
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motionless (related)
Having or making no motion.
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patient (related)
Persevering; constant:
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apathetic
Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.
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compliant
The definition of compliant is obeying.
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dormant
Not active but capable of renewed activity. Volcanoes that have erupted within historical times and are expected to erupt again are dormant.
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inexcitable
Not excitable.
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invertebrate
Having no moral backbone; lacking courage, resolution, etc.
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negative
Hostile or disparaging; malicious:
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obedient
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.
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phlegmatic
Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional or apathetic.
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quiescent
Quiet; still; inactive
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stoic
The definition of stoic is someone who seems detached from their emotions.
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stoical
Showing austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; calm and unflinching under suffering, bad fortune, etc.
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stolid
The definition of stolid is a person who is unexcitable and not prone to showing lots of emotion or sensitivity.
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supine
Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference:
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unassertive
Not assertive; reserved.
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stoicism
A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
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acquiescent
Disposed or willing to acquiesce.
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nonresistant
Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.
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resist (related)
Submitting without objection or resistance
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peaceful
Not involving violence or employing force:
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passive-voice
The definition of passive voice is when the subject in a sentence is acting upon a verb.
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active-voice (antonym)
The definition of active voice is when the subject of a sentence is performing the action.
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reactive (related)
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passively (related)
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transient (related)
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stirred
Being acted upon
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influenced
Being acted upon
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enduring
Lasting; continuing; durable:
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docile
Easy to manage or discipline; submissive
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unresisting
Not resisting; compliant.
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inactivity
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
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passivity
The condition or quality of being passive; inactivity, quiescence, or submissiveness.
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assertive (antonym)
Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
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dynamic (antonym)
Energetic; vigorous; forceful
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Passive Sentence Examples

  • He took in her features with passive curiosity.

  • On the Internet are far fewer passive observers.

  • They remained passive throughout the war and the neutrality of the country was respected by both armies.

  • And the passive resistance of those who refused to conform at length gave rise to active opposition.

  • He was a zealous advocate of the doctrine of passive obedience, and strongly opposed the Toleration Act, declaiming in unmeasured terms against the various Nonconformist sects.

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