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assive, pa?ive, paassive, pasive, passiive, passiv, passivee, passivve, passssive, pazzive, ppassive

Passive — synonyms, passive antonyms, definition

1. passive (a)

65 synonyms
accepting acquiescent affected amicable blushing calm careless deferential docile dormant dull gentle heedless idle inactive indifferent indolent inert influenced inoperative • • •

2. passive (Adjective)

1 antonym
active
3 definitions

passive (Adjective) — Lacking in energy or will. ex. "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"

passive (Adjective) — Peacefully resistant in response to injustice. ex. "passive resistance"

passive (Adjective) — (grammar) expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb. ex. "academics seem to favour passive sentences"

2 see also
passiveness passivity

3. passive (Noun)

1 synonym
passive voice
1 definition

passive (Noun) — 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. ex. "'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"

1 type of
voice