Passive and Unruly

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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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Unruly is an antonym for passive.

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

Unruly adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Passive is an antonym for unruly in disobedient topic.

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