Antonyms for passive voicepas·sive voice

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1. passive voicenoun

   Antonyms:
   active voice

2. passive voicenoun

   Antonyms:
   active voice

3. passive voicenoun

   Antonyms:
   active voice

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1. passive voice, passivenoun

   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:
   active voice, active

   Synonyms:
   passive

How to use passive voice in a sentence?

1. Sydney Harris:

   We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice-that is, until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.'

2. Sydney J. Harris:

   We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice—that is, until we have stopped saying, It got lost, and say, I lost it.

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