nnoun.relationthe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verbSynset:passive voice
Examples:- 'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
- 'The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
Antonyms:active voice
Derivationally Related Form:passive
Hypernyms:voice
Inherited Hypernyms:passive voicevoicegrammatical relationlinguistic relationrelationabstractionentity
adjadj.alllacking in energy or willAttributes:passiveness passivity
Synset:inactive
Examples:- Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself - George Meredith
Antonyms:active
Derivationally Related Form:passivitypassivenessinactivityinactiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:passive
Similar to:hands-off resistless unresisting supine
adj satadj.allpeacefully resistant in response to injusticeSynset:peaceful
Antonyms:violent
Derivationally Related Form:peacefulnesspassiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:passive
Similar to:nonviolent
adjadj.allexpressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verbTopic:grammar
Examples:- academics seem to favor passive sentences
Antonyms:active
Derivationally Related Form:passive
Inherited Hypernyms:passive