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Synonyms for passively
pas·sive·ly
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passivelyadverb
In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
Synonyms:
automatically, mindlesslypassivelyadverb
In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively.
Synonyms:
submissively, resignedly
Princeton's WordNet
passivelyadverb
in a passive manner
"he listened passively"
Antonyms:
actively
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "passively":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2285 | automatically | |
#17642 | negatively | |
#45178 | passively | |
#102769 | mindlessly | |
#232009 | submissively | |
#258982 | resignedly |
How to use passively in a sentence?
This [election] lie is like throwing gasoline on a fire. It guarantees further violence. The American people are unique. We do not passively accept our fate at the hands of tyrants. If our democracy is being stolen, we will rise up in arms. If I thought our democracy was being stolen, I’d have joined in support of the broader Jan. 6protests, if not the violence.
The pricing environment remains very competitive, but we aren't just sitting passively by, we have upgraded our pricing systems, made modest revisions to our schedules, and adjusted our approach to inventory management.
Then isn’t it better to do what’s up to you - like a free man - than to be passively controlled by what isn’t, like a slave or a beggar?
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it.
People used to be content with passively watching or seeing, but these days they realize how fulfilling it is to actually participate, and they are hungry for more direct and visceral ways to remember their journeys.
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