Passive and Slavish

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Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

Usage example: the union rank and file were surprisingly passive about the givebacks in the new labor contract

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Slavish and passive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slavish" instead an adjective "Passive".

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

Slavish adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.

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Passive and slavish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passive" instead an adjective "Slavish".

Nearby Words: slave, slavery, slavishly, Slav, Slavism

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