Passive
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
Subservient is a synonym for passive in prostrate topic. In some cases you can use "Subservient" instead an adjective "Passive", when it comes to topics like deferential.
Subservient
Subservient adjective - Compliant and obedient to authority.
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Synonyms for Subservient
Passive is a synonym for subservient in prostrate topic. Sometimes you can use "Passive" instead an adjective "Subservient", if it concerns topics such as deferential, submissive.
Nearby Words: subservience, subserviently
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Related pairs
- humble and passive
- humble and subservient
- deferential and passive
- deferential and subservient
- servile and passive
- servile and subservient
- meek and passive
- meek and subservient
- docile and passive
- docile and subservient
- subdued and passive
- subdued and subservient
- compliant and passive
- compliant and subservient
Both words in one sentence
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She wanted to be treated as Adam's equal but her strong will caused a bunch of relationship troubles, so they got divorced and God settled for a more passive production-model woman in Eve who would be more supportive (and/or more subservient) to Adam.
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