The difficulty of a task is no reason for passivity and doing nothing.
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Passivity
/pæˈsɪvɪti/
Synonyms for "passivity" (193 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Noun(4 words)
a wise passivenessabeyanceacceptanceacediaacquiescencealoofnessamenabilityapathyassentataraxiaataraxybenumbednessblahblahsblank mindblankmindednessblanknessboredomcalm of mindcatalepsy
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catatoniacomatosenesscomplaisancecomplianceconsentcontemplationcontemplative lifedeadlinessdeathlinessdeferencedetachmentdisinterestdispassiondo-nothing policy
Verb(1 words)
apply no force
Strong matches (58)
do-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancydrowsinessdullnesseaseemptiness of mindempty-headednessenervationennuientropyfallow mindfatiguefatuityfoolishnessheartlessnessheavinesshebetudehomagehopelessness
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humblenesshumilityidlenessimmobilityinactioninactivityinanimationinanityinappetenceindifferenceindolenceinertiainertnessinsouciancejadednesskneelinglack of appetitelackadaisicalnesslaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlanguidnesslanguishmentlanguorlanguorousnesslassitudelatencylenitudelentorlethargicalness
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (96)
lethargylifelessnesslistlessnesslotus-eatingmeditationmeeknessmental blanknessneglectneutralismneutralityneutralnessnirvananonchalancenoninvolvementnonopposalnonoppositionnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistance
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numbnessobedienceobeisanceoblivionoscitancypacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismphlegmphlegmaticalnessphlegmaticnessplucklessnesspolicyprocrastinationquakerismquiescencequietismresignationresignednesssatednesssleepinessslothslothfulnessslownesssluggishnesssomnolencesoporsoporifousnessspiritlessnessspunklessnessstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstupefactionstuporsubjectionsubmissionsubmissivenesssubmittalsupinenesssuspensetabula rasathoughtfreenessthoughtlessnesstorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorportranquillityuncomplainingnessunconcernunintelligencevacancyvacuityvegetationvis inertiaevita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingwearinesswithdrawnnessworld-wearinessyielding
Noun(9 words)
modestnessmore noninteractivemost noninteractivenonparticipationnonreactivitypassive voicestate of helplessnessstate of passivitysubservience
Related word relations
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More general
11 entriesbehaviorbehavioral traitgrammar conceptinactivenessinactivityinertialinguistic featurepersonal traitqualitystatesubmissiveness
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesacademic passivitycultural passivitypassivity in classpassivity in learningpolitical passivitysocial passivity
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Kindness is not synonymous with passivity.
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