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(adj)
Not active, temporarily or permanently.
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Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
Not resisting; compliant.
That cannot be resisted; irresistible.
Alternative form of non-violent. [(Of a deed, event etc.) Without violence.]
Lying on its back.
(n)
(grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Unable to move or act; inanimate.
Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
Not affected emotionally, or not showing emotion.
(adv)
In an idle manner. [from 14th c.]
Inactive, quiet, at rest.
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
Slow; having little motion.
Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
Not involved.
Outer; located towards the outside.
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
Alternative spelling of secondhand. [(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.]
(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
That reacts or responds to a stimulus.
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.
Initialism of Educational Testing Service: the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, founded in 1947.
Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
Not assertive
Characterized by resignation or acceptance.
Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
Sluggish, slow.
Not participatory.
lazy, lethargic or apathetic
Relaxed and easy-going; demonstrating an absence of stress or worry.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Not aggressive; peaceable; not violent.
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
Not passive
Not active; inactive; inert.
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
Misspelling of aggressive. [One who is aggressive.]
Relating to, characterized by, or causing isolation.
Not aggressive
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.
Alternative form of semi-active. [Partially active]
Not reflective; thoughtless
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
(electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
Exhibiting or pertaining to domination.
Lacking in passion.
Tending to reject.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional.
Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous.
That causes dispersion
Misspelling of aggressiveness. [(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.]
Lacking in courage or confidence.
Changing; active; in motion.
Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
Taking advantage of situations that arise.
Not active; inactive.
Tending to manipulate.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
Not resourceful.
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a "golden age" of the past.
(comparable) Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.
Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
Causing or relating to deflection.
Serving or intended to protect.
Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.
Unable or insufficient to produce effect.
(informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
That dissipates, or causes dissipation
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
that compensates for something; compensatory
Expressed in more words than are necessary.