Dictionary Results for passive
1. passive - noun · 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" Synonym(s): passive_voice Hypernym(s): voice Antonym(s): active_voice
2. passive - adjective · lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith Synonym(s): inactive Antonym(s): active
3. passive - adjective · peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" Synonym(s): peaceful
4. passive - adjective · expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences" Antonym(s): active
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