passive

/pˈæsɪv/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. lacking in energy or will- George Meredith
   “Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself”
2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice
   “passive resistance”
3. expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
   “academics seem to favor passive sentences”

noun

1. 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
   “`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice”

Synonyms for passive

• inactive
• hands-off
• resistless
• supine
• peaceful
• nonviolent
• passive voice

Antonyms of passive

• active

Words that rhyme with passive

• massive
• impassive
• supermassive