Antonyms for passive
ˈpæs ɪvpas·sive

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1. passiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   active, aggressive

   Synonyms:
   idle, disinterested, uninvolved, inactive

2. passiveadjective

   Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

   Antonyms:
   active, aggressive

   Synonyms:
   uninvolved, inactive, disinterested, idle

3. passiveadjective

   Taking no action.

   He remained passive during the protest.

   Antonyms:
   aggressive, active

   Synonyms:
   uninvolved, inactive, idle, disinterested

4. passiveadjective

   Being in the passive voice.

   Antonyms:
   active, aggressive

   Synonyms:
   idle, inactive, uninvolved, disinterested

5. passiveadjective

   Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.

   Antonyms:
   active, aggressive

   Synonyms:
   idle, uninvolved, disinterested, inactive

6. passiveadjective

   Not participating in management.

   Synonyms:
   idle, disinterested, uninvolved, inactive

   Antonyms:
   active, aggressive

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1. passive

   Antonyms:
   balky, fidgety, fractious, fretful, frisky, impatient, intractable, mulish, mutinous, obstinate, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, resentful, restiff, restive, restless, skittish, stubborn, unruly, vicious

   Synonyms:
   docile, gentle, manageable, obedient, peaceable, quiet, submissive, tractable, yielding

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1. passive

   Antonyms:
   active, alert, resistant, positive, unsubmissive, malcontent, vehement, impatient

   Synonyms:
   inactive, inert, quiescent, unresisting, unquestioning, negative, enduring, patient

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. passive voice, passiveadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   hands-on, active, proactive, activist, activistic, violent

   Synonyms:
   passive voice

2. passive, inactiveadjective

   lacking in energy or will

   "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

   Antonyms:
   proactive, violent, activistic, active, hands-on, activist

   Synonyms:
   dormant, still, inactive, peaceful, nonoperational, static, motionless

3. passive, peacefuladjective

   peacefully resistant in response to injustice

   "passive resistance"

   Antonyms:
   hands-on, active, violent, activist, activistic, proactive

   Synonyms:
   peaceable, inactive, peaceful

4. passiveadjective

   expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

   "academics seem to favor passive sentences"

   Antonyms:
   activistic, proactive, violent, activist, active, hands-on

   Synonyms:
   inactive, peaceful

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1. passiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   inactive, quiet, inert, receptive, quiescent, patient, unresisting, submissive

How to use passive in a sentence?

1. Christophe Weber:

   We don't want to be passive and we don't want to watch the train passing.

2. Peter Laurelli:

   This is an indication that SWFs (sovereign wealth funds) have slowly seen their sentiment change in the near term to global equities, both to active and passive strategies, as they had been removing assets at an elevated rate in the three quarters prior to Q2 2019.

3. George Schultze:

   For investors that have had big gains and are mostly in passive ETF strategies, now may be a good time to put some cash on the side and realize some gains.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   The data has long poked holes in the merits of the average actively run stock fund outperforming. Now we are seeing shareholders vote with their feet and start to go to passive funds.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   If I were one of our Sunni Arab allies watching this, I'd be encouraged that America was back in the business of being more assertive, less passive. That does not mean you are going to send in the troops every time there is a skirmish somewhere, but I thought it was very reassuring.

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