Masterful and Passive

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Masterful adjective - Fond of ordering people around.

Usage example: a masterful coworker who liked to tell other people how to do their jobs

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Passive is an antonym for masterful.

Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

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Masterful is an antonym for passive.

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

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