passive
ADJECTIVENOUN
/pæsɪv/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
passive is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1S1S1I1V4E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does passive mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Lacking in energy or will.
“Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself”
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2
Peacefully resistant in response to injustice.
“passive resistance”
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3
Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb.
“academics seem to favor passive sentences”
ANTONYMS
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb.
“`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice”
“`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive”
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BROADER
AT THE BOARD