PASSIVE Synonyms

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

• showing little or no emotion or animation

• marked by a lack of interest

• marked by a lack of interest

• showing no care or concern in attitude or action

• (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

• fairly poor to not very good

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

• characterized by a lack of partiality

• being neither good nor bad

• neither too great nor too little

• unable to move or resist motion

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• slow and apathetic

• unhurried and relaxed

• lacking spirit or liveliness

• deficient in alertness or activity

• deprived of life; no longer living

• destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings

• lacking animation or excitement or activity

• not having the capacity to support life

• lacking zest or vivacity

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• not in physical motion

• showing little emotion

• not active or activated

• marked by a state of tranquil repose

• being quiet or still or inactive

• (pathology) causing no symptoms

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

• used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion

• not sparkling

• a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

• (poetic) tranquil silence

• an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed

• a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

• with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation

• despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

• to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

• without moving or making a sound

• not in physical motion

• marked by absence of sound

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• free from noticeable current

• make calm or still

• cause to be quiet or not talk

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• make motionless

• lacking in interest or care or feeling

• easy in mind; not worried

• not occupied or engaged with

• not responding to some influence or stimulus

• aloof or indifferent

• not susceptible to suggestion or influence

• unaffected by self-interest

• not in action or at work

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• not involved

• showing lack of emotional involvement