Indifferent
Indifferent adjective - Having or showing a lack of interest or concern.
Passive is a synonym for indifferent. In some cases you can use "Passive" instead an adjective "Indifferent".
Nearby Words: indifference, indifferently
Passive
Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.
Indifferent is a synonym for passive in lifeless topic. You can use "Indifferent" instead an adjective "Passive", if it concerns topics such as apathetic, emotionless.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and indifferent
- sluggish and passive
- cool and indifferent
- cool and passive
- listless and indifferent
- listless and passive
- inert and indifferent
- inert and passive
- inactive and indifferent
- inactive and passive
- aloof and indifferent
- aloof and passive
- detached and indifferent
- detached and passive
Both words in one sentence
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Men have always been attracted to her, but Lena is mostly indifferent and passive about it.
Source: Chick Magnet -
In short, more men are identifying themselves as meek, passive, and indifferent to the opposite sex, while women are becoming more assertive, aggressive and eager to date.
Source: Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy -
For someone who had treated Misa's cutesy antics with indifferent curiosity at best and passive-aggressive derision at worst, he was starting to act more and more like her since he'd died at a rate she, needless to say, hadn't anticipated.
Source: Fanfic / And The Story Continues
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