Passive

Synonyms for "passive" (275 found)

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Closest matches (55)

Noun(2 words)

passive voicecoasting

abeyant abject accepting accommodating acquiescent activeactive voiceadapting adaptive adjusting agreeable aloof amenable apathetic asleep assenting bearing benumbed blah blank

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Adjective(4 words)

aboulic adynamic complacentdrifting organisms

Adverb(1 words)

chemically inert substance

Verb(1 words)

cowered

Adjective(1 words)

disinterested

Strong matches (83)

dull emptyempty headedempty-headed enduring even fatuous fifty-fifty flat flexible forbearing foul frigid gentle groggyhalf-and-halfheartless heavy hebetudinous hopeless

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humble idle immobile impartial impassive imperturbable implicitin a stuporin abeyancein suspenseinactive inane incogitant independent indifferent inert insouciant lackadaisicallaissez fairelaissez-aller laissez-faire lamblike languid languorous laodicean latent lazy leaden lethargic lifeless listless logy long-suffering malleable medio-passive meditative meek middlemiddle voicemidway mild moderate motionless neuter neutral nirvanic

Adjective(4 words)

dutch passiefinactivemeek personmeeker

Noun(11 words)

faineant idle inactiveinactive personinert materialinert processeslevel of activitylow energy designmost inactivemost noninteractivenatural design

Adjective(2 words)

idle inactive

Related words (137)

nonaligned nonchalant noncommitted nondissenting nonopposing nonpartisan nonresistant nonresisting nonresistive nonviolent numb numbed obedient oblivious olympianon the fenceout of itovine paralytic paralyzed

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Adjective(11 words)

noninteractivenoninteractive systemnonparticipatorypassive clausepassive learning climatepassive unitpeacefulstatic educationstatic lessonunimaginative unreactive

Noun(12 words)

passive constructionpassive formpassive-learningpast passiveresigningspanish pasivosuccumbingunassertive personunenergized unengaged unpoweredwatchful waiting

Adjective(2 words)

shy uninvolved

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

11 entries

architectural strategybiological processdesign approachgrammar termgrammatical voicelinguistic constructperson quality statetransport processvoice

More specific

10 entries

dormant statefacilitated diffusionmeek personpassive clausepassive coolingpassive sentencepassive solar heatingshy personsimple diffusionunengaged state

Collocations

10 entries

passive clausepassive formpassive immunitypassive learningpassive listenerpassive participantpassive sentencepassive solar designpassive transportpassive voice

Inflections

3 entries

more passivemost passivepassives

Derivations

2 entries

passively passivity

Antonyms

1 entries

active

similar

5 entries

hands-off nonviolent resistless supine unresisting

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

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How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?

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Watching TV is a passive activity.

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Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.

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