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The synonyms of “Passive” are: inactive, peaceful, submissive, acquiescent, unresisting, yielding, unassertive, compliant, complaisant, pliant, resigned, obedient, docile, tractable, malleable, pliable, meek, subdued, deferential, forbearing, long-suffering, patient, lamblike, supine, passive voice
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “passive” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| passive voice | 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. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “passive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acquiescent | Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants. His acquiescent mood. |
| complaisant | Willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest. To close one s eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover. |
| compliant | Inclined to comply. The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant rigid glass. |
| deferential | Showing deference. People were always deferential to him. |
| docile | Easily handled or managed. Docile pupils eager for instruction. |
| forbearing | Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment. Seemly and forbearing yet strong enough to resist aggression. |
| inactive | Not in physical motion. Inactive machinery. |
| lamblike | Like a lamb in meekness and gentleness. |
| long-suffering | Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble. |
| malleable | Easily influenced; pliable. Malleable metals such as gold. |
| meek | Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant- Orville Prescott. Meek as a mouse. |
| obedient | Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another’s authority. A docile and obedient dog. |
| patient | Enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance. A patient smile. |
| peaceful | Peacefully resistant in response to injustice. Everything was so quiet and peaceful in the early morning. |
| pliable | Susceptible to being led or directed. Pliable teenage minds. |
| pliant | Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking. Pliant willow stems. |
| resigned | Having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about. My response is a resigned shrug of the shoulders. |
| subdued | (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed. A subdued whisper. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people. |
| supine | Passive as a result of indolence or indifference. The government was supine in the face of racial injustice. |
| tractable | Readily reacting to suggestions and influences. The natives being of an intelligent tractable disposition. |
| unassertive | Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence. A shy unassertive person. |
| unresisting | Offering no resistance. She took the box from his unresisting hand. |
| yielding | Tending to give in or surrender or agree. A deep yielding layer of foam rubber. |
| acquiescence | The reluctant acceptance of something without protest. In silent acquiescence she rose to her feet. |
| bashful | Disposed to avoid notice blate is a Scottish term for bashful. Don t be bashful about telling folk how you feel. |
| coy | Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement. Like a wild young colt very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled. |
| demure | Reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman. A demure knee length skirt. |
| diffident | Lacking self-confidence. A diffident youth. |
| disinclined | Unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval. The rural community was disinclined to abandon the old ways. |
| eschew | Deliberately avoid using; abstain from. He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. |
| inactive | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct. Inactive Crohn s disease. |
| introvert | (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts. He introverted his feelings. |
| introverted | (of an organ or other body part) turned or pushed inward on itself. |
| loath | (usually followed by `to’) strongly opposed. Loath to admit a mistake. |
| negatively | In a negative way. Traffic congestion had impacted negatively on their business. |
| passivity | The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative. Nickel increases the overall passivity of the iron. |
| prissy | Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted. A middle class family with two prissy children. |
| prudish | Exaggeratedly proper. The prudish moral climate of the late 19th century. |
| quiet | With little or no activity or no agitation quiet is a nonstandard variant for quietly. We wanted a quiet wedding. |
| reserved | Kept specially for a particular person. Was habitually reserved in speech withholding her opinion. |
| reticent | Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily. She was extremely reticent about her personal affairs. |
| retired | (of a place) quiet and secluded. A retired headmaster. |
| retiring | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. A retiring member of the board. |
| shy | Slow or reluctant to do (something. The wealthy have become less shy of displaying their privilege. |
| silence | Stop or suppress (a sound or noise); cause to become silent. An eerie silence descended over the house. |
| silent | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. A silent prayer. |
| taciturn | Habitually reserved and uncommunicative. After such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose. |
| timid | Showing fear and lack of confidence. I was too timid to ask for what I wanted. |
| timorous | Timid by nature or revealing timidity. A timorous voice. |
| unassertive | (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality. His bland and unassertive personal style. |
| uncommunicative | Unwilling to talk or impart information. He had always been quiet and uncommunicative having few friends. |
| withdrawn | Withdrawn from society seeking solitude. When her husband died she became very withdrawn. |
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