The difficulty of a task is no reason for passivity and doing nothing.
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Passivity
//pæˈsɪvɪti//
Synonyms for "passivity" (173 found)
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Closest matches (35)
Strong matches (52)
do-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancydrowsinessdullnesseaseemptiness of mindempty-headednessenervationennuientropyfallow mindfatiguefatuityfoolishnessheartlessnessheavinesshebetudehomage
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hopelessnesshumblenesshumilityidlenessimmobilityinactioninactivityinanimationinanityinappetenceindifferenceindolenceinertiainertnessinsouciancejadednesskneelinglack of appetitelackadaisicalnesslaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlanguidnesslanguishmentlanguorlanguorousnesslassitudelatencylenitudelentorlethargicalness
Related words (86)
lethargylifelessnesslistlessnesslotus-eatingmeditationmeeknessmental blanknessneglectneutralismneutralityneutralnessnirvananonchalancenoninvolvementnonopposalnonoppositionnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistance
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numbnessobedienceobeisanceoblivionoscitancypacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivismphlegmphlegmaticalnessphlegmaticnessplucklessnesspolicyprocrastinationquakerismquiescencequietismresignationresignednesssatednesssleepinessslothslothfulnessslownesssluggishnesssomnolencesoporsoporifousnessspiritlessnessspunklessnessstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstupefactionstuporsubjectionsubmissionsubmissivenesssubmittalsupinenesssuspensetabula rasathoughtfreenessthoughtlessnesstorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorportranquillityuncomplainingnessunconcernunintelligencevacancyvacuityvegetationvis inertiaevita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingwearinesswithdrawnnessworld-wearinessyielding
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1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 20 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πάθησις noun (the state of being passive)
Asturian
1 entries- pasividá noun (the state of being passive)
Belarusian
1 entries- пасі́ўнасць noun (the state of being passive)
Bulgarian
2 entries- инертност noun (a lack of initiative)
- пасивност noun (the state of being passive)
Catalan
1 entries- passivitat noun (the state of being passive)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 被動狀態 /被动状态 noun (the state of being passive)
French
1 entries- passivité noun (the state of being passive)
Galician
1 entries- pasividade noun (the state of being passive)
German
4 entries- Passivhaltung noun (a lack of initiative)
- Passivität noun (the state of being passive)
- Passivität noun (a lack of initiative)
- Passivzustand noun (the state of being passive)
Hindi
1 entries- निष्क्रियता noun (the state of being passive)
Hungarian
2 entries- passzivitás noun (the state of being passive)
- tétlenség noun (the state of being passive)
Irish
2 entries- neamhghníomhaíocht noun (the state of being passive)
- éighníomhaíocht noun (the state of being passive)
Italian
1 entries- passività noun (the state of being passive)
Polish
2 entries- bierność noun (the state of being passive)
- pasywność noun (the state of being passive)
Portuguese
1 entries- passividade noun (the state of being passive)
Romanian
2 entries- pasivitate noun (the state of being passive)
- pasivitate noun (a lack of initiative)
Russian
1 entries- пассивность noun (the state of being passive)
Slovak
3 entries- nečinnosť noun (the state of being passive)
- pasivita noun (the state of being passive)
- pasivita noun (a lack of initiative)
Spanish
1 entries- pasividad noun (the state of being passive)
Ukrainian
1 entries- паси́вність noun (the state of being passive)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Kindness is not synonymous with passivity.
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