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Word | Passive |
lacking in energy or will; Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith / 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 / Not active, but acted upon / not active; acted upon / accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance. / used to describe someone who allows things to happen or who accepts what other people do or decide without trying to change anything / grammar of a verb or voice : showing that the subject of a sentence is acted on or affected by the verb / containing a passive verb form, | |
Usage | ⇒ He was passive even when he was criticized ⇒ Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence and acts of terrorism. ⇒ “Hits” in “She hits the ball” is active, while “hit” in “The ball was hit” is passive. ⇒ the women were portrayed as passive victims ⇒ passive resistance |
Synonyms | inert, inactive, submissive, idle, indifferent, acquiescent, apathetic, motionless, resigned, sluggish, compliant, listless, yielding, dormant, lifeless, quiescent, torpid, docile, lethargic, meek, |
Antonyms | active, violent, active voice, lively, aggressive, assertive, defiant, dynamic, enterprising, proactive, recalcitrant, balky, activist, activistic, busy, contumacious, dictatorial, diligent, domineering, fierce, |
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