PASSIVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • passive voice (what does passive voice mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • `The ball was thrown by the boy” uses the passive voice
   • `The ball was thrown” is an abbreviated passive
   Hypernyms(s) passive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • voice (what does voice mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • active voice (what does active voice mean?)
   • active (what does active mean?)

PASSIVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • lacking in energy or will
   Synonym(s)
   • inactive (what does inactive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • hands-off (what does hands-off mean?)
   • resistless (what does resistless mean?)
   • supine (what does supine mean?)
   • unresisting (what does unresisting mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • passivity (what does passivity mean?)
   • passiveness (what does passiveness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
   Usage Example(s)
   • academics seem to favor passive sentences
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
3. Meaning
   • peacefully resistant in response to injustice
   Synonym(s)
   • peaceful (what does peaceful mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • passive resistance
   Similar To
   • nonviolent (what does nonviolent mean?)