Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

passive

Definition

passive [adj]

1. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

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"

passive [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"; "′The ball was thrown′ is an abbreviated passive"

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Synonyms

noun
passive voice

adj
receptive, unassertive, submissive, docile, unresisting, non-violent, patient, resigned, long-suffering, indifferent, apathetic, lifeless, inert, inactive, non-participating

Antonyms

adj
active

noun
active voice

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