Passive and Snippy

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Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

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Snippy is an antonym for passive.

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

Snippy adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.

Usage example: I get tired of his snippy insistence that emulating the rich and famous is the only way to appear successful

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Passive is an antonym for snippy.

Nearby Words: snip, snipped, snipping, snipper

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Snippy and Passive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/passive/snippy

Passive & Snippy. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/passive/snippy>.

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