Assiduous and Passive

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Assiduous adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

Usage example: the fascinating sight of assiduous ants carrying food into the anthill

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Passive is an antonym for assiduous.

Nearby Words: assiduity, assiduousness

Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

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Assiduous is an antonym for passive.

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

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