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passivity

[pa-siv-i-tee] / pæˈsɪv ɪ ti /

NOUN

apathy

Synonyms

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indifference insensitivity lethargy

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness insensibility insouciance lassitude listlessness passiveness stoicism unconcern unresponsiveness

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halfheartedness hard shell

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interest

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care concern feeling passion sensitivity sympathy warmth

NOUN

compliance

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conformity consent

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acquiescence amenability assent complaisance concession concurrence deference docility obedience observance resignation submission submissiveness tractability yielding

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difference disagreement refusal

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disobedience rebellion resistance

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defiance denial dissension dissent fight nonconformity veto

NOUN

compliancy

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acquiescence amenability amenableness complaisance compliance deference submissiveness tractability tractableness yielding

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conforming

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disagreement disobedience

NOUN

ease

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calm calmness comfort content luxury relaxation satisfaction serenity

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affluence ataraxia contentment easiness gratification happiness inactivity leisure prosperity quietness quietude repose rest restfulness security tranquility

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bed of roses idleness inertia inertness peace of mind requiescence supinity

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agitation discontent unhappiness

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action activity displeasure dissatisfaction disturbance employment misery upset woe work worry

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difficulty disquiet effort furor strife turmoil uneasiness unrest

NOUN

fatalism

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acceptance determinism predestinarianism predestination stoicism

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destinism necessitarianism

NOUN

impassivity

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern unresponsiveness

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halfheartedness incuriosity incuriousness insensibleness uninterest

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caring compassion concern interest liveliness regard sympathy

NOUN

inaction

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inactivity inertia stagnation

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acedia deferral depression doldrums dormancy ennui fecklessness idleness indolence inertness lassitude lethargy quiescence quietude slothfulness stasis suspension torpidity torpor

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deliquescence otiosity

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busyness energy happiness liveliness vigor

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action

NOUN

incuriosity

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness halfheartedness heedlessness impassivity incuriousness indifference insensibility insensibleness insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern uninterest unresponsiveness

NOUN

incuriousness

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness halfheartedness heedlessness impassivity incuriosity indifference insensibility insensibleness insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern uninterest unresponsiveness

NOUN

inertia

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apathy laziness paralysis sluggishness

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deadness drowsiness dullness idleness immobility immobilization inactivity indolence languor lassitude lethargy listlessness oscitancy sloth stillness stupor torpidity torpor unresponsiveness

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action busyness liveliness

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activity animation life moving

NOUN

insensibleness

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness halfheartedness heedlessness impassivity incuriosity incuriousness indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern uninterest unresponsiveness

NOUN

laziness

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apathy inertia lethargy negligence sloth weariness

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dilatoriness dormancy dreaminess drowsiness dullness faineance heaviness idleness inactivity indolence inertness laxness leisureliness listlessness neglectfulness remissness slackness sleepiness slothfulness slowness sluggishness stolidity tardiness torpidness

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do-nothingness faineancy lackadaisicalness languidness languorousness leadenness otioseness otiosity supineness torpescence

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activity life liveliness

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action

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diligence hard work industriousness industry

NOUN

listlessness

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disinterest inactivity indifference languor laziness lethargy

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activity liveliness

NOUN

naturalness

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peace of mind serenity spontaneity

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affluence ataraxia calm calmness casualness comfort content contentment easiness enjoyment gratification happiness idleness inactivity inertia inertness informality leisure luxury poise prosperity quietness quietude relaxation repose rest restfulness satisfaction security tranquility unceremoniousness unrestraint

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bed of roses requiescence supinity

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action activity agitation discontent displeasure dissatisfaction disturbance employment labor misery need sadness sorrow turbulence unhappiness upset violence want woe work worry

NOUN

nonagression

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nonviolence peaceableness

NOUN

nonviolence

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pacification pacifism

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passiveness peaceableness

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nonagression

NOUN

passiveness

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disinterest emotionlessness indifference resignation unconcern

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concern

NOUN

patience

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composure diligence endurance fortitude grit humility moderation perseverance persistence poise restraint self-control tolerance

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backbone bearing calmness constancy cool equanimity forbearance guts gutsiness heart imperturbability legs leniency long-suffering longanimity moxie nonresistance passiveness resignation serenity starch stoicism submission sufferance toleration yielding

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even temper intestinal fortitude staying power

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agitation arousal cowardice idleness indifference indolence laziness lethargy weakness wildness

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fear resistance

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frustration impatience intolerance

NOUN

phlegm

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness impassivity indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern unresponsiveness

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halfheartedness incuriosity incuriousness insensibleness uninterest

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caring compassion concern interest liveliness regard sympathy

NOUN

shiftlessness

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apathy dilatoriness dormancy dreaminess drowsiness dullness faineance heaviness idleness inactivity indolence inertia inertness laxness leisureliness lethargy listlessness neglectfulness negligence remissness slackness sleepiness sloth slothfulness slowness sluggishness stolidity tardiness torpidness weariness

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do-nothingness faineancy lackadaisicalness languidness languorousness leadenness otioseness otiosity sluggardness supineness torpescence

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action activity busyness energy interest life liveliness vigor

NOUN

slothfulness

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apathy dilatoriness dormancy dreaminess drowsiness dullness faineance heaviness idleness inactivity indolence inertia inertness laxness leisureliness lethargy listlessness neglectfulness negligence remissness shiftlessness slackness sleepiness sloth slowness sluggishness stolidity tardiness torpidness weariness

WEAK

do-nothingness faineancy lackadaisicalness languidness languorousness leadenness otioseness otiosity sluggardness supineness torpescence

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action activity busyness energy interest life liveliness vigor

NOUN

sluggardness

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apathy dilatoriness do-nothingness dormancy dreaminess drowsiness dullness faineance faineancy heaviness idleness inactivity indolence inertia inertness lackadaisicalness languidness languorousness laxness leadenness leisureliness lethargy listlessness neglectfulness negligence otioseness otiosity remissness shiftlessness slackness sleepiness sloth slothfulness slowness sluggishness stolidity supineness tardiness torpescence torpidness weariness

NOUN

stoicism

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endurance indifference patience sobriety

NOUN

stolidity

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness impassivity indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidness unconcern unresponsiveness

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halfheartedness incuriosity incuriousness insensibleness uninterest

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caring compassion concern interest liveliness regard sympathy

NOUN

stolidness

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness impassivity indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity unconcern unresponsiveness

WEAK

halfheartedness incuriosity incuriousness insensibleness uninterest

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caring compassion concern interest liveliness regard sympathy

NOUN

submission

Synonyms

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capitulation resignation

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acquiescence appeasement assent bowing defeatism deference docility humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism prostration servility subjection submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding

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backing down cringing giving-in pliabilty recreancy submitting

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disagreement disobedience rebellion

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fight resistance

NOUN

unceremoniousness

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affluence ataraxia calm calmness casualness comfort content contentment easiness enjoyment gratification happiness idleness inactivity inertia inertness informality leisure luxury naturalness poise prosperity quietness quietude relaxation repose rest restfulness satisfaction security serenity spontaneity tranquility unrestraint

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bed of roses peace of mind requiescence supinity

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action activity agitation discontent displeasure dissatisfaction disturbance employment labor misery need sadness sorrow trouble turbulence unhappiness upset violence want woe work worry

NOUN

uninterest

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness halfheartedness heedlessness impassivity incuriosity incuriousness indifference insensibility insensibleness insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern unresponsiveness

NOUN

unresponsiveness

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aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness impassivity indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness phlegm stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern

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halfheartedness incuriosity incuriousness insensibleness uninterest

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caring compassion concern interest liveliness regard sympathy

NOUN

unrestraint

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affluence ataraxia calm calmness casualness comfort content contentment easiness enjoyment gratification happiness idleness inactivity inertia inertness informality leisure luxury naturalness poise prosperity quietness quietude relaxation repose rest restfulness satisfaction security serenity spontaneity tranquility unceremoniousness

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bed of roses peace of mind requiescence supinity

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action activity agitation discontent displeasure dissatisfaction disturbance employment labor misery need sadness sorrow trouble turbulence unhappiness upset violence want woe work worry

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