passive
adjectiveHow many syllables in passive?
There are 2 syllables in the word passive.Divide passive into syllables:
pas · sive
How to pronounce passive:
Definition of passive:
- passive (adjective):
- lacking in energy or will.
- acted upon by an external agency
- submissive and receptive to outside forces
- receptive to outside impressions or influences
Synonyms for passive:
acquiescent
compliant
docile
hands-off
impassive
inactive
lifeless
nonresistant
nonviolent
obedient
passiveness
passivity
patient
quiescent
receptive
resigned
resistless
stoic
stoical
submissive
supine
tolerant
tolerating
unassertive
unresistant
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Antonyms for passive:
active
adventuresome
adventurous
aggressive
agitated
agonistic
alert
alive
alive and kicking
ambitious
anarchistic
animate
animated
antagonistic
anti
anti-democratic
ardent
argumentative
arrogant
assaultive
assertive
attentive
audacious
autarchic
authoritarian
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