Word "PASSIVE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
lacking in energy or will
Synonyms:
inactive
Examples:
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Synonyms:
peaceful
Examples:
passive resistance

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
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
Synonyms:
passive voice
Examples:
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive

Crossword Clues for PASSIVE

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Clue Source Date
Active and ___ voice (tone in grammar)
Submissive The Sun Two Speed 21 Jul 2025
Sea trips with VIPs producing no reaction The Sun Two Speed 21 Jul 2025
Voice I don't know I've supported (7)
Inactive entry ticket I have shortened (7)
Entry ticket I have acted upon (7)
Exam result that is about Victor not working The Times Quick Cryptic 18 Apr 2025
Not playing an active part (7)
Subdued quartet supporting a ship in exercise (7)
I don't know Vlad's voice (7) The Guardian Cryptic 14 Mar 2025
VIP's sea trip producing no reaction
Verse embraced by graduate that is unassertive (7)
Inert, but I have to qualify first (7)
Inert, but I have to quality first (7)
Allowing what happens without resistance (7)
Acted on examimtion success I have (7)
Acted on examination success I have (7)
Still voice? (7)
Permit I"ve obtained by not taking part (7)
After success in the examination I have resigned (7)
Uninvolved, docile The Times Concise 16 Oct 2023
Type of voice used in this clue USA Today 14 Mar 2023
Not active The Times Concise 10 May 2022
Unemotional fool a drip during exercise
Submissive The Sun Two Speed 29 Oct 2020
Sea trips with VIPs producing no reaction The Sun Two Speed 29 Oct 2020
Active or ___ (voice, in Grammar)
Permit I have is not active
Inert; not acting The Times Concise 21 Dec 2018
Lethargic Eugene Sheffer 17 Dec 2018
Acted upon free ticket given without restriction The Telegraph Toughie 28 Sep 2018
Not reacting, seeing 9 wearing old hat
Opposite of active The Times Concise 22 May 2018
Type of voice or income Eugene Sheffer 29 May 2017
Type of resistance Universal 20 Sep 2015
Yielding test success with intravenous dose finally The Times Cryptic 24 Jul 2015
Don't even consider setter's voice
Type of resistance
Fun Lovin' Criminals "___/Aggressive"
Overly compliant
Meek
Really laid-back
Like sit-ins
Like sit-ins
Kind of voice
Not really participating
Reaily laid-back
Type of smoke
Kind of voice, in writing
Inactive
Kind of resistance
Type of resistance
Meek
Unresisting
Kind of resistance
Kind of resistence
Inert
Inactive.
Taking no part.
Descriptive of Gandhian resistance.
Unresisting.
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