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Synonyms & Antonyms of passivity
1
as in acquiescence, submissiveness
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for passivity
- ingenuousness,
- naïveté
- (also naivete or naiveté)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for passivity
- arrogance,
- assumption,
- bumptiousness,
- conceit,
- egoism,
- egotism,
- haughtiness,
- hauteur,
- huffiness,
- imperiousness,
- loftiness,
- lordliness,
- peremptoriness,
- pomposity,
- pompousness,
- presumptuousness,
- pretense
- (or pretence),
- pretension,
- pretentiousness,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- superciliousness,
- superiority,
- toploftiness
- attitude,
- audaciousness,
- boldness,
- brashness,
- brassiness,
- cheek,
- cheekiness,
- cockiness,
- cocksureness,
- forwardness,
- overconfidence,
- swagger,
- swash,
- temerity
2
as in apathy, inertia
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The first known use of passivity was in 1659
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