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Passive Adjective Synonyms
inactive, non-aggressive, inert, motionless, unresponsive, quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, placid, still, idle, unmoving, unmoved, impassive, untouched, cool, indifferent, phlegmatic, uninterested, uninvolved, dispassionate, apathetic, lifeless, listless
The comic was unable to get a reaction from the passive audience.

submissive, repressed, deferential, yielding, compliant, complaisant, receptive, flexible, malleable, pliable, tractable, docile, subdued, sheepish, ovine, lamblike, cow-like, bovine, tame, gentle, meek, patient, unresisting, unassertive, forbearing
People tend to bully those of a more passive nature.

unexpressed, tacit, unrevealed, undisclosed, implicit, unasserted
We can no longer take a passive position regarding crime. Your passive support, while welcome, is not as effective as active campaigning.

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Quiet / Tame / Still / Cool / Phlegmatic / Calm

Passive Portfolio Strategy

Business / Finance / Passive Portfolio Strategy: A strategy that involves minimal expectational input, and instead relies on diversification to match the performance of some market index. A passive strategy assumes that the marketplace will reflect MORE

Passive Activity Loss (PAL)

Business / Finance / Passive Activity Loss (PAL): A loss incurred in participating in passive investing. MORE

Passive Radiator

Technology / Home Audio / Passive Radiator: A type of bass reflex speaker enclosure that includes a 'passive' woofer in addition to the main woofer. The passive woofer isn't powered, but moves in response to changes in air pressure inside the c MORE

Passive Component

Technology / Home Audio / Passive Component: In a crossover system, a non-powered component used to separate an audio signal into a specified frequency band before it goes to a particular amplifier or driver. A passive device usually incurs some MORE

Passive Investing

Business / Finance / Passive Investing: Putting money into a profitable business opportunity that is deemed passive by the IRS and thus benefits from tax deductions. MORE

Passive Income

Business / Real Estate / Passive Income: Income generated when a person is not active in a business or occupation. Examples of situations where passive income is generated include limited partnerships or rental income remaining after allowab MORE