<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling</li><li>not participating readily or actively; inactive: a passive member of a committee</li><li>not involving visible reaction or active participation: to play a passive role</li><li>inert or quiescent</li><li>influenced, acted upon, or affected by some external force, cause, or agency; being the object of action rather than causing action</li><li>receiving or characterized by the reception of impressions or influences from external sources</li><li>produced or caused by an external agency</li><li>receiving, enduring, or submitting without resistance: a passive hypnotic subject</li><li>noting a voice in the inflection of the verb in some languages which is used to indicate that the subject undergoes the action of the verb</li><li>inactive, especially under conditions in which chemical activity is to be expected</li><li>(of a metal) treated so as to impart impassivity</li><li>of or relating to certain unhealthy but dormant conditions; inactive, as opposed to active or spontaneous</li><li>designed to relay signals without electronic devices: a passive communications satellite</li><li>(of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat without the aid of machinery</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>docile</li><li>submissive</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>recalcitrant</li><li>resistant</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the passive voice</li><li>a passive form or construction</li></ul>