passive

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

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Senses

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

lacking in energy or will

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

peacefully resistant in response to injustice

passive resistance

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

academics seem to favor passive sentences

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	antonym	Related & opposite	active voice
1	derivation	Related & opposite	passive
1	hypernym	Types & categories	voice
2	antonym	Related & opposite	active
2	attribute	Related & opposite	passivity
2	derivation	Related & opposite	inertia
2	derivation	Related & opposite	passivity
2	similar to	Related & opposite	hands-off
2	similar to	Related & opposite	unresisting
3	derivation	Related & opposite	passiveness
3	derivation	Related & opposite	peacefulness
3	similar to	Related & opposite	nonviolent
4	antonym	Related & opposite	active
4	derivation	Related & opposite	passive voice
4	domain topic	Related & opposite	grammar