Passive synonyms
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Part of speech:
The definition of submissive is willing to do what others want.
active (antonym)
Being in physical motion:
lively (antonym)
Full of life; active; vigorous
The state or quality of being submissive.
That no longer has life; dead
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Ready or willing to receive favorably:
Not affecting the plane of polarized light: said of some isomers of certain optically active crystalline substances
The definition of inert is slow or having no action or power to move.
Bending easily; flexible
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
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.
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:
motionless (related)
Having or making no motion.
patient (related)
Persevering; constant:
resigned (related)
Characterized by resignation or acceptance.
Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.
The definition of compliant is obeying.
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.
Having no moral backbone; lacking courage, resolution, etc.
Hostile or disparaging; malicious:
Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional or apathetic.
Quiet; still; inactive
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The definition of stoic is someone who seems detached from their emotions.
Showing austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; calm and unflinching under suffering, bad fortune, etc.
The definition of stolid is a person who is unexcitable and not prone to showing lots of emotion or sensitivity.
Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference:
Not assertive; reserved.
A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Disposed or willing to acquiesce.
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Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.
resist (related)
Submitting without objection or resistance
Not involving violence or employing force:
passive-voice
The definition of passive voice is when the subject in a sentence is acting upon a verb.
active-voice (antonym)
The definition of active voice is when the subject of a sentence is performing the action.
reactive (related)
passively (related)
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transient (related)
Being acted upon
Being acted upon
Lasting; continuing; durable:
Easy to manage or discipline; submissive
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The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
The condition or quality of being passive; inactivity, quiescence, or submissiveness.
assertive (antonym)
Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
dynamic (antonym)
Energetic; vigorous; forceful
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