Submissive, unresisting, unassertive, compliant, pliant, obedient, tractable, pliable, subdued, forbearing, patient, non-violent, non-aggressive, acquiescent, yielding, non-resistant, complaisant, resigned, docile, malleable, meek, deferential, long-suffering, lamblike, supine, and resistless.
Example Sentences of Passive
She gave a passive response to the question.
A passive approach won’t solve this problem.
His role in the project was mostly passive.
The student was passive in class discussions.
Don’t be so passive—take action.
He showed passive acceptance of the rules.
The cat lay in a passive pose.
Passive voices are common in formal writing.
He remained passive during the argument.
His passive attitude frustrated the team.